Quality indicators for management of gonorrhoea and chlamydia set by the Clinical Effectiveness Group
| Case management | Partner notification | |
|---|---|---|
| *Cure rate was calculated as the number of patients with negative tests of cure as a proportion of all patients diagnosed. | ||
| †Satisfactory completion of treatment was calculated as the number of patients not re-treated as a proportion of all patients diagnosed. | ||
| Gonorrhoea | Cure* shall be established in x% of cases of gonorrhoea within y weeks of diagnosis | For every case of gonorrhoea at least x sexual partners shall be verified as having been satisfactorily managed within y weeks |
| Chlamydia | Satisfactory completion of treatment†shall be established in x% of cases of chlamydia within y weeks of diagnosis | For every case of chlamydial infection at least x sexual partners shall be verified as having been satisfactorily managed within y weeks |