Step 1: For all referrals with suspected autism within the reporting period, link to primary or secondary diagnosis tables (tables MHS604 and MHS605, respectively) to get diagnosis details recorded.
Step 2: Group the referrals based on whether they have an autism diagnosis or other diagnosis recorded.
Step 3: For referrals without a diagnosis recorded check whether an attended care contact is recorded.
Step 4: For rest of the referrals with no diagnosis or care contact recorded link to master patient index (MHS001) to get discharge information recorded.
Step 5: Construct additional measures as follows:
ASD01a - Number of new referrals for suspected autism in the reporting period having an autism diagnosis recorded
Count of all unique referrals from ASD01 for which an autism diagnosis is recorded
ASD01b - Proportion of new referrals for suspected autism in the reporting period having an autism diagnosis recorded
Proportion of all unique referrals from ASD01 for which an autism diagnosis is recorded, displayed as a percentage
ASD01c - Number of new referrals for suspected autism in the reporting period having a diagnosis recorded but not for autism
Count of all unique referrals from ASD01 for which a diagnosis other than autism is recorded
ASD01d - Proportion of new referrals for suspected autism in the reporting period having a diagnosis recorded but not for autism
Proportion of all unique referrals from ASD01 for which a diagnosis other than autism is recorded, displayed as a percentage
ASD01e - Number of new referrals for suspected autism in the reporting period waiting for a diagnosis but had a care contact recorded
Count of all unique referrals from ASD01 do not have a diagnosis recorded but have a care contact recorded (care contact date is not null)
ASD01f - Proportion of new referrals for suspected autism in the reporting period waiting for a diagnosis but had a care contact recorded
Proportion of all unique referrals from ASD01 do not have a diagnosis recorded but have a care contact recorded (care contact date is not null), displayed as a percentage
ASD01g - Number of new referrals for suspected autism in the reporting period recorded as discharged from service without a diagnosis or care contact
Count of all unique referrals from ASD01 without a diagnosis or care contact recorded but have a discharge date populated
ASD01h - Proportion of new referrals for suspected autism in the reporting period recorded as discharged from service without a diagnosis or care contact
Proportion of all unique referrals from ASD01 without a diagnosis or care contact recorded but have a discharge date populated, displayed as a percentage
ASD01i - Number of new referrals for suspected autism in the reporting period still waiting for a diagnosis or care contact
Count of all unique referrals from ASD01 without a diagnosis or care contact and have discharge date as null or discharge date after the cut-off end date (based on the latest available submission at the time of publication)
ASD01j - Proportion of new referrals for suspected autism in the reporting period still waiting for a diagnosis or care contact
Proportion of all unique referrals from ASD01 without a diagnosis or care contact and have a discharge date as null or discharge date after the cut-off end date (based on the latest available submission at the time of publication), displayed as a percentage
ASD01k - Number of new referrals for suspected autism in the reporting period as rate per 100,000 population (CCG)
Count of all referrals from ASD01 / CCG population * 100,000