What is in store for QoF?
The GP in charge of recommending changes to the Quality and Outcomes Framework tells Sarah Bruce what is on the agenda.
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QoF to become GQ
The Quality and Outcomes Framework is to be renamed, EHI Primary Care has learned. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence became responsible for QoF today and EHI primary Care understands that its first step will be to announce a rebrand for the scheme which will henceforth be known as the GQ (GP Quality) […]
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NICE to take charge of QoF
The Department of Health has announced that it is to go ahead with its plans to put the National Institute for Health and Clinical Evidence in charge of the Quality and Outcomes Framework from next month.
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New QRISK2 for heart disease launched
A new version of the QRISK software which identifies patients most at risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been released for clinical use. QRISK2 uses a new CVD equation to estimate an individual’s risk of developing heart disease over the next ten years, drawing on analysis of primary care data from practices using the […]
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GPC condemns proposed QoF changes
GP representatives have condemned the government’s proposals for changes to the Quality and Outcomes Framework. The British Medical Association’s General Practitioner Committee claims they could lead to greater health inequalities, a postcode lottery in healthcare, and damage the GP-patient relationship. The GPC’s official response to a Department of Health consultation says a moratorium on change […]
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Just champion
Sue Rushbrook won the Healthcare ICT Champion of the Year award for her work on a voice and data network that has now been integrated with core computer systems.
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TPP looks at psychological therapy functionality
IT system supplier TPP is to develop its primary care system SystmOne to support the government’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme. The supplier said it had been contacted by a PCT asking how SystmOne Community could help it to deliver the IAPT programme and development work is now in the pipeline. The IAPT […]
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DH launches consultation on QoF
The Department of Health has launched a consultation on its plans for the Quality and Outcomes Framework. The DH is proposing that from April 2009, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) should be put in charge of reviewing existing and new indicators for the QoF, which was originally introduced as part of […]
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NHS not making enough use of technology
The NHS is failing to make use of everyday technology such as e-mail to deliver reponsive and convenient patient services.
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Information prescriptions to be linked to electronic records
The Department of Health is this week expected to set out its vision for information prescriptions that are linked to electronic patient records and a national accredited information system based within NHS Choices.
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