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Role of incentive schemes in general practice: consultation
Department of Health and Social Care -In England, general practices are incentivised through two main schemes, the Quality and Outcomes Framework and the Investment and Impact Fund. These schemes aim to enhance health care delivery and patient outcomes by incentivising continuous improvement in clinical care and public health delivery. This consultation seeks views on the role of incentives in general practice. The closing date for comments is 7 March 2024.ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social Care - consultations (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - December 21, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Consultations Primary and community care Quality of care and clinical outcomes Source Type: news

Ten top tips: Chronic disease management and the 2023/24 QOF campaign
Dr David Coleman explores how nurses working in general practice can drive the response to this years’ targets Reports of the death of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) in England have been greatly exaggerated — or at the very least they’ve proven to be premature. We’re told next year will see a ‘consultation on... Read moreThe post Ten top tips: Chronic disease management and the 2023/24 QOF campaign appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - July 6, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Jon Lalljee Tags: Chronic disease Diabetes Respiratory Chronic disease management QOF Source Type: news

Quality and outcomes framework guidance
This document provides additional guidance on the interpretation and verification of the quality and outcomes framework (QOF) indicators for 2023/24 in England, which are listed in Annex D of the Statement of Financial Entitlements Directions (SFE). (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - March 31, 2023 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

QOF Cancer care review indicators
Macmillan Cancer Support have updated its web-based resources to support the introduction of the two new and updated cancer care review indicators in the quality and outcomes framework (QOF) 2021/2022. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 14, 2021 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

RCGP Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) QI project
The RCGP, in collaboration with NICE and the Health Foundation, were commissioned by NHS England and NHS Improvement to develop a series of quality improvement (QI) modules and guidance to form part of QOF. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - May 24, 2021 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

QOF income protection
The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) 2020/21 has been revised to reflect the impact of COVID-19 on general practice. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - November 16, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Changes to the General Medical Services contract for 2020/21
This letter and guidance document provides an update on the arrangements for the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) for the remainder of 2020/21 and the Dispensary Services Quality Scheme (DSQS) which was reinstated from 1 August 2020. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - September 7, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Prevalence, Achievements and Personalised Care Adjustments Report, England 2019-20, NHS Digital (published 20th August 2020)
Report shows the recorded prevalence of 21 conditions, including asthma, hypertension, dementia, diabetes, and depression and how it has changed since the previous year. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - August 21, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The association between primary care quality and health-care use, costs and outcomes for people with serious mental illness: a retrospective observational study
We examined whether or not better quality of primary care for people with serious mental illness improved a range of outcomes. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Quality and outcomes framework year-end payments
The year-end collection of quality and outcomes framework (QOF) information used to calculate payments for this year and calculate payments for next year will take place from 1 to 3 April 2020. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - February 19, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Annual QOF report
NHS Digital has published its annual report on the quality and outcomes framework (QOF). (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - October 28, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

The impact of primary care incentive schemes on care home placements for people with dementia
This research finds that the interface between primary care and long-term care is complex. In the case of dementia, this interface may be influenced by incentives offered to GPs as part of the Quality and Outcomes Framework to provide an annual review for patients with dementia. The hypothesis is that the annual reviews reduce the likelihood of admission to a care home by supporting the patient to live independently and by addressing carers ' needs for support (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

2019/20 General Medical Services contract: Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF)
The aim of this document is to provide additional guidance on the interpretation and verification of the QOF indicators for 2019/20 in England, which are listed in Annex D of the Statement of Financial Entitlements Directions (SFE) . (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - March 31, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Reminder that QOF year-end payments are coming
NHS Digital will be collecting year-end quality and outcomes framework (QOF) achievement information from Monday 1 April to Wednesday 3 April. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - March 11, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news