QoF

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QMAS underpays GPs £27.9m

GPs have been underpaid every year for the past six years and are owed a total of £27.9m because of
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QoF regime ‘needs robust audit’

Significant variations in the way the Quality and Outcomes Framework is managed mean patients and taxpayers may be losing out,
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Call for local QoF frameworks

Failure to set up local versions of the Quality and Outcomes Framework could lead to missed opportunities to improve quality
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DH to stay with new public health arm

Health secretary Andrew Lansley has quietly dropped his pre-election pledge to rename the Department of Health the Department of Public
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QoF performance drops slightly

GP practices in England saw their performance on the Quality and Outcomes Framework fall slightly over the past 12 months,
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Eleven QoF indicators up for retirement

Eleven indicators are likely to be retired from the Quality and Outcomes Framework next year if recommendations from the National
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GP consortia to start work this year

The Department of Health has spelled out its plans for the future of commissioning in a consultation that gives the
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Payments linked to clinical quality

Removing financial incentives for clinical quality can lead to a drop in performance, a study has found.
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GPs’ future should include IT incentives

GP practices should be offered financial incentives to support data quality and to move to paperless practices, according to GP
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King’s Fund warns on quality measures

Greater use of quality indicators in the NHS could be a powerful tool to improve care, but could also lead
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