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Appendix 1 National Diabetes Footcare Audit data items

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This table gives details of the data items collected as part of the National Diabetes Footcare audit. The data is entered into the clinical audit platform.

Data Item	Definition	Mandatory	Options and validations	Record within CAP
Section A: Patient and presenting details
NHS Number	unique 10-digit number	Yes	must be 10 digits	Patient
Date of Birth	record the date of birth of the patient	Yes	DD/MM/YYYY	Patient
Date of first assessment by your team	First contact for this treatment episode	Yes	DD/MM/YYYY	Episode
Service	Select the service, which is treating the patient, i.e. RW501a: Blackburn with Darwen community podiatry service RW501b: Greater Preston community podiatry service RW501c: Chorley and South Ribble community podiatry service	Yes	All service codes are available from the NDFA	Episode
Interval between first presentation and assessment	Interval between first presentation to a health professional and first assessment by your team	Yes	1: Self-presenting 2: less than or equal to equal to 2 days 3: between 3 to 13 days 4: between 14 days to 2 months 5: over 2 months	Episode
Presenting features	Must have 1, 2 or 3 selected please tick all that apply i.e. 2 or 2;3 or 1;3;7;8 etc. If you select 4 you cannot select 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 NB there can only be one index ulcer (you cannot select 1 and 2) NB in CAP csv format multi-pick items are separated by a semicolon e.g. ,1;7;8, or ,2;3,	Yes	1. index ulcer right foot 2. index ulcer left foot 3. multiple ulcers (either foot) 4. No Charcot 5. possible Charcot foot. 6. Definite Charcot involving the Right foot and still active 7. Definite Charcot involving the Right foot and now inactive 8 Definite Charcot involving the Left foot and still active 9. Definite Charcot involving the Left foot and now inactive	Episode
SINBAD score for index ulcer	Index Ulcer = Most Severe Ulcer with highest SINBAD score
Site = index ulcer hindfoot	Hindfoot = includes the tarso-metatarsal joints and everything proximal to them below the ankle	Yes	Yes No	Episode
Ischaemia = clinical PAD	Ischaemia = absent pulses +/-other suggestive clinical signs	Yes	Yes No	Episode
Neuropathy = sensory loss	Neuropathy = impaired sensation using monofilament or touch or vibration or other stimulus used in routine clinical practice NOTE: If you score Neuropathy Yes, it means that the person has LOST SENSATION and CANNOT FEEL the stimulus on the foot of the index ulcer	Yes	Yes No	Episode
Bacterial infection = clinical	Bacterial Infection = clinical signs of infection	Yes	Yes No	Episode
Area greater than 1sq cm or more	Area = product of greatest diameters or other method	Yes	Yes No	Episode
Depth: to tendon or bone	Depth = assessment by eye +/- sterile probe	Yes	Yes No	Episode
Section B: Outcome
12 week lost to follow up	If yes than other 12 week items are not required	No	Yes No	Episode
Alive 12 week after presentation	cannot be completed until 12 weeks after the first assessment	No	Yes No	Episode
active ulcer 12 week after presentation	cannot be completed until 12 weeks after the first assessment	No	Yes No	Episode
date of 12week assessment	cannot be completed until 12 weeks after the first assessment	No	DD/MM/YYYY	Episode
Is this the first diabetic foot ulcer that this person has had on either of their feet?	First ever foot ulcer	No	1. Yes 2. No 3. Not known 4. Not applicable	Episode

Appendix 1 National Diabetes Footcare Audit data items

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