Swine flu QoF negotiations ongoing
Agreement to suspend the Quality and Outcomes Framework because of the impact of swine flu cases looks likely to be left to individual primary care organisations (PCOs). The General Practitioner Committee has told GPs that it is urgently exploring the possibility of individual PCOs suspending elements of the GP contract, which is controlled by strategic health authorities […]
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Map of Medicine use cuts poor referrals
Use of Map of Medicine in primary care has led to a significant reduction in inadequate referrals from GPs, according to a new study.
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GPs warned on honesty of claims
GP practices have been warned to take care when making claims under the Quality and Outcomes Framework given the current row over MPs’ expenses claims. The Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland said a GP was struck off the General Medical Council’s register in January for falsifying QoF claims and warned other GPs to be scrupulously […]
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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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INPS warns of possible QoF problems
Around 20% of GP practices in the UK may have errors in their end of year returns for the Quality and Outcomes Framework because of a fault in their INPS system, it has emerged. INPS issued a fix for the fault on Thursday and has advised all practices to run a new QoF report. It […]
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Team of GPs to review QoF indicators
A team of GP academics and the Royal College of General Practitioners have been appointed to lead an overhaul of Quality and Outcomes Framework indicators. The Department of Health announced in March that the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence was to take over the development of the QoF indicators, despite objections from GPs […]
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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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MPs demand action on health inequalities
Better data to inform resource allocation and more evaluation of government policies are needed to tackle the widening gap in health inequalities, MPs have concluded. A report on health inequalities from the House of Commons Health Committee also recommends that the Quality and Outcomes Framework that GPs work to should be subject to radical revision. […]
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QoF should tackle health inequalities – MPs
The Quality and Outcomes Framework needs radical revision to fully take account of health inequalities, according to MPs. A report on health inequalities from the House of Commons Health Committee recommends that tackling health inequalities should be an explicit objective during annual QoF negotiations. It says this objective should also have measurable characteristics which could […]
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