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QOF recorded dementia diagnoses - July 2015
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has published quality and outcomes framework (QOF) recorded dementia diagnoses data for July 2015. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - October 26, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Contract changes
The latest evolution of the general medical services contract has brought about differences for practices to consider concerning directed enhanced services and the quality and outcomes framework Hide related content:  Show related content Featured In Issue:  Management in Practice 42 | Autumn 2015 read more (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - October 23, 2015 Category: Practice Management Authors: Kimberley Tags: Finance Source Type: news

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

Exclusive: Another CCG agrees variation from QOF
A clinical commissioning group in the south of England has agreed a variation to the GP quality and outcomes framework with nearly all its practices, to encourage more community based care. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - October 9, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Transforming general practice: levers for change
The briefing argues that financial rewards, which are currently used to incentivise small scale changes by the quality and outcomes framework (QOF), are at risk of being overused and are not the best way to encourage widespread reform in general practice. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 19, 2015 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

GP Collections Bulletin: 16 June 2015
The latest issue includes details on Rotavirus (routine childhood immunisation) vaccination programme and quality and outcomes framework (QOF) 2015/16 collections. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 17, 2015 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

GP collections bulletin, 2 June 2015
It also covers details of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) 2015/16 data collection. More .... (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 3, 2015 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

Link between practice performance and emergency admissions for mental illness
Good-quality primary care has the potential to reduce emergency hospital admissions, but also to increase elective admissions if physical health problems are identified by regular health screening of people with SMIs. A new study aimed to test whether or not better-quality primary care, as assessed by the SMI quality indicators measured routinely in the quality and outcomes framework, is associated with lower rates of emergency hospital admissions for people with SMIs. The research also looked at the pattern for physical illness. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - April 29, 2015 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

HSCIC GP collection bulletin
It includes details for CQRS users on quality and outcomes framework (QOF) 2014/15 and named GP for patients 75 and over. More ..... (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - March 24, 2015 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

NHS payments to general practice 2013-14
The main payment categories include “global sum”, the minimum practice income guarantee (MPIG), balance of PMS expenditure, quality and outcomes framework (QOF) and enhanced services. The data covers the period from 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - February 13, 2015 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

Quality and outcomes framework (QOF) 2013/14
This publication provides data for the reporting year April 2013 to March 2014 and covers the 7,921 general practices in England that participated in the QOF in that period. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - October 29, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

Quality and Outcomes Framework report now more user-friendly
October 28, 2014 (Source: The IC: Outpatients)
Source: The IC: Outpatients - October 28, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

QOF dementia diagnoses, April to September 2014
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has published data on diagnosis of dementia. The quality and outcomes framework (QOF) subset 2014/15 dementia data extraction supports the prime minister's “dementia challenge”, one of the aims of which is to improve the national diagnosis rate. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - October 15, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

CCGs set for quality and outcomes framework responsibility
Clinical commissioning groups may be encouraged to take on responsibility for the quality and outcomes framework for GP practices within their area, under NHS England plans. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - October 9, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

E-learning: General medical contracts
General Medical Contracts is an e-learning course for managers in general practice responsible for primary care medical contracts. It covers the legal framework, finances and change processes and includes an introduction to the quality and outcomes framework (QOF). It is also suitable for more experienced managers who are keen to get a refresher on the subject. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - October 9, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news