QOF Guidance 2017/18

The agreed changes to the GMS Contract for 2017/18 reflects the intention to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy and place greater reliance on cluster based peer review of clinical indicators deemed to be embedded in clinical practice. As part of the agreed changes to QOF, five indicators have been removed [ CVD PP 001W ; BP 001W; DEP 003W; HF 005W; COPD 008W ] and the 40 points associated with these indicators have been transferred to the cluster network domain.

 

The clinical domain for 2017/18 comprises two areas: active clinical QOF indicators and inactive clinical QOF indicators.  Active clinical QOF will operate in the usual way with contactors achievement being calculated at the year end.

 

Inactive clinical QOF are those indicators which contractors performance will not be measured for payment.  Instead payment will be made to contractors at the same points level as 2016/17 achievement.  As outlined in the cluster network domain, contractors will peer review inactive clinical QOF in order to gain assurance on standards.