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Quality and outcomes framework

Quality and outcomes framework

QOF changes and new indicators for 2009/10
This paper outlines the agreement that has been reached between the GPC and NHS Employers for a package of Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) changes for 2009/10.

The New General Practitioners' contract: improving the way healthcare is delivered in the UK
A briefing paper which highlights the positive impact that the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) is already having upon the treatment of chronic disease and the encouraging evidence that QOF is reducing the inequity in healthcare.

Quality and outcomes framework (guidance), April 2008
This is the second revision of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) which was introduced as part of the new GMS contract in 2004. Initial revisions were made in 2006 which saw the addition of new clinical areas and a reduction in indicators in the organisational domain.

Focus on Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) 2008
Guidance to help GPs and LMCs understand the changes and developments to the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) for the 2008-09 period.

Letters regarding the developing of the GP contract Quality and Outcomes Framework, January 2008
Letters were sent to organisations with a key interest in the development of the Quality and Outcomes Framework). They detail which clinical areas were considered for inclusion this year.

Frequently asked questions on chronic kidney disease, April 2007
Thirty-four questions and answers on chronic kidney disease and the QOF indicators.

Focus on Quality and Outcomes Framework Management and Analysis System (QMAS), revised February 2007
Guidance to help GPs and Local Medical Committees understand the QMAS software which was developed for the new GMS contract so that practices can assess their achievement under the new contract and contribute to the calculation of national disease prevalence.

Focus on Quality and Outcomes Framework payments, February 2007
Guidance based on information in the Statement of Financial Entitlements detailing the way in which QOF aspiration and achievement payments are calculated.

NHS Employers and GPC call for evidence on QOF, January 2007
NHS Employers and General Practitioners Comittee (GPC) have called for patient groups and professional bodies to contribute to the ongoing development of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) of the GPs' national contract.

Guidance on exception reporting, October 2006
This guidance is designed to provide additional clarity in order to help maintain a consistent approach to exception reporting by practices, primary care organisations and quality and outcomes framework assessors.

Focus on Quality and Outcomes Framework, February 2006
This guidance gives an overview of what changes have been made to the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), what has come out, what has gone in and the reason why this was done.

Focus on exception reporting, February 2004 (updated April 2005)
Guidance to help GPs and Local Medical Committees understand exception reporting under the new GMS contract

Update on patient experience section Quality and Outcomes Framework and patient surveys, June 2004
An update in relation to the confusion caused by the patient surveys in the Quality and Outcomes Framework.

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