session 3: ndtms core data set g adult services part 2: all other changes

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Session 3: NDTMS Core data set GADULT SERVICES

Part 2: All Other Changes

Jill SmithPublic Health Liaison Manager

North East Public Health Observatory

National Drug (and Alcohol) Treatment Monitoring System


Core Data Set G – Adult Services

Summary of changes and additions (Part 2):•Consent statements•Referral Sources•Children Living With•Injecting Status•New Drugs•Codes for Employment Status•Sexuality Codes renamed•Previous Hep B infected codes redefined•Hepatitis C status redefined•General: Bring NDTMS fields/reference items in line with NHS Data Dictionary Codes, removing ‘meaningless blanks’


Children Living With (at presentation only)

Existing OptionsCode 0: No children living with the clientCode 1: 1 Child living with clientCode 2: 2 Children living with client

....... Up to 97

Additional option addedCode 98: Client declined to answer



Injecting Status

New Code Z: Client declined to answer



New Drug items

New Code 3113: MethyloneNew Code 3114: MephedroneNew Code 9996: No Second DrugNew Code 9997: No Third Drug

****New laminated sheet for all key workers



Employment Status2 new codes, explicit definition/expansion of existing codes

Code 1: Regular Employment – sameCode 2: Pupil/Student – sameCode 5: Other – sameCode 6: Not known – same

Code 3: Economically Inactive Codes: 9,10,11 •Code 9: Long-term sick or disabled, those who are receiving incapacity benefits, income support or both.•Code 10: Homemaker looking after the family or home and who are not working or actively seeking work.



Employment Status

Code 4: Unemployed Codes: 12,13,14 •Code 12: Unemployed and seeking work.•Code 13: Not receiving benefits and not working or actively seeking work•Code 14: Unpaid voluntary work and not working or actively seeking work

Code 15: New code Retired from Paid WorkCode Z: New code Not Stated (person asked but declined to answer)



Sexuality Code2 codes renamed:

Code G: Previously Gay now HomosexualCode Z: Previously Not Disclosed now Not Recorded



Previously Hepatitis B Infected2 codes redefined

•Yes has had a previous Hepatitis B infection diagnosed•No has never had a previous Hepatitis B infection diagnosed•Z = Not known



Hepatitis C Positive2 codes redefined

•Yes is Hepatitis C positive•No is not Hepatitis C positive•Z = Not known



Questions1.If a client is in treatment for legal highs (only) what do you enter into the Main substance field?2.If a client is only in Treatment for alcohol, do you leave the second and third substance fields blank?3.If a client has had a Hepatitis B infection but is not infected now then answer No to Previously Hepatitis B infected. True or false?4.If a client does not want to talk about their injecting behaviour, should you leave the Injecting Status field blank?


session 3: ndtms core data set g adult services part 2: all other changes

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