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Quality and outcomes framework 2015/16 year-end final update
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has published information for practices on the quality and outcomes framework (QOF) 2015/16 year end. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - April 17, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

GP collections: QOF year-end 2015/16 update
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has published information for practices on the quality and outcomes framework (QOF) 2015/16 collection period. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - April 6, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Dental quality and outcomes framework (DQOF): 2016 to 2017
This document provides details of the dental quality and outcomes framework (DQOF) indicators to be used to measure performance of the existing pilots and new dental contract prototypes in 2016 to 2017. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - April 3, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

QOF 2015/16 year-end reminder
The latest bulletin from the Health and Social Care Information Centre includes a reminder for quality and outcomes framework (QOF) 2015/16 preparation and actions for the year end. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - March 21, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Doctors reject abolition of QOF
GPs in Wales have rejected calls to abandon care quality indicators. The Welsh local medical committees conference last weekend turned down suggestions by some representatives to abolish the QOF (quality and outcomes framework). GPs negotiators in England are to explore, among other possibilities, getting rid of the QOF altogether as part of their next annual contract talks. Leading calls to abandon the QOF in Wales, north Wales GP Alison Hill said: ‘[The QOF] has taken the focus away from what matters to patients in a consultation. It has used up the time and energy of healthcare professionals — somethi...
Source: BMA News - March 3, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

GPC and NHS Employers discuss ending QOF
Two leading health organisations will discuss whether the Quality and Outcomes Framework should be eliminated in 2017 Hide related content: Show related content read more (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - February 22, 2016 Category: Practice Management Authors: ltrevallion Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Finance Latest News Source Type: news

General practice needs long-term rescue plan
Urgent action is needed on a long-term rescue plan for general practice, further to a GP contract deal for England. As a result of annual negotiations between the BMA GPs committee and NHS Employers, a £220m investment for 2016-17 will take into account rising GP practice expenses and is designed to result in a pay uplift of 1 per cent for GPs following years of decline. The GP contract announcement will mean no changes to QOF (quality and outcomes framework) thresholds or the number of points available for 2016-17, minimising unnecessary disruption for practices with a commitment to explore, among other possi...
Source: BMA News - February 19, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

QOF recorded dementia diagnoses, January 2016
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has published quality and outcomes framework (QOF) recorded dementia diagnoses data for January 2016. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - February 17, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Dental quality and outcomes framework (DQOF): 2015 to 2016
The DQOF indicators for 2015 to 2016 measure performance in clinical effectiveness, safety and experience of patients and data quality. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - February 15, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Higher quality dementia care
A briefing from York University summarises research conducted into the impact of the Quality and Outcomes Framework on the quality of dementia care. It focuses particularly on the interface between primary and secondary care. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - February 1, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

QOF recorded dementia diagnoses - December 2015
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has published quality and outcomes framework (QOF) recorded dementia diagnoses data for December 2015. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - January 19, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

QOF recorded dementia diagnoses - November 2015
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has published quality and outcomes framework (QOF) recorded dementia diagnoses data for November 2015. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - December 14, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

QOF recorded dementia diagnoses - May 2015
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has published quality and outcomes framework (QOF) recorded dementia diagnoses data for May 2015. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - November 23, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

QOF recorded dementia diagnoses - June 2015
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has published quality and outcomes framework (QOF) recorded dementia diagnosis data for June 2015. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - November 9, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Quality and outcomes framework 2014/15
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has published quality and outcomes framework (QOF) data for the reporting year April 2014 to March 2015. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - October 30, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news