Same day appointments in general practice for clinically urgent patients – FAQ’s
The 2026/27 contract requires requests identified as clinically urgent, as determined by the GP practice, must be dealt with on the same day. This is intended to support timely access to care for patients where delay may result in harm or deterioration. Guidance has...
National MMR/V catch-up campaign
GP practices are required to participate in a national vaccines and immunisations catch-up campaign each year, as a requirement of the GP contract – the 2026/27 campaign will focus on the measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMR/V) vaccination, given the...
QOF Heart Failure (HF)
HF008 and HF007 remain the same this year – the associated ‘register’ for these indicators remains HF1, % patients with a diagnosis of heart failure. HF009 is new to QOF this year, the associated ‘register’ for this indicator is HF3 – patients with a...
Eligibility and exclusion criteria for the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme
Must be 18 years or over Must have HbA1c 42-47 mmol/mol reading within the last 12 months or a history (or current) diagnosis of gestational diabetes Must not have a diagnosis of diabetes Must not be pregnant Must not have an active eating disorder Must not have...
Apprentices in General Practice
**Business Administration Level 2 ** New qualification launching August 2026 A new Business Administration Level 2 Apprenticeship qualification will be available from August 2026. Designed for individuals providing administrative support within a business environment,...
Diabetes 8-care processes (DM037)
% patients with diabetes who have had the following care processes performed in the preceding 12 months: BMI, BP, HbA1c, cholesterol, smoking status, foot examination, albumin:creatinine ratio & eGFR creatinine. This is an all or nothing indicator – all 8...
QOF Obesity Register (OB004)
We have received so many support tickets around the new QOF obesity indicators. Some of these have been around recalls and ensuring practices update their recall systems to extend 2 invites to all patients on the obesity register, other queries have been concerning...
Mental Health & Lithium
Patients taking lithium have always been included on the MH register – even if they have no other diagnosis to include them. This has changed this year – patients taking lithium with no other MH diagnosis are no longer included on the register. Patients...
Bank Holidays 2026/27
Does your holiday year run from 1st April to 31st March? In 2027, Easter falls in March. This means the bank holidays (Good Friday and Easter Monday) fall into the 2025/26 holiday year. As a result the holiday year 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027 will have 10 Bank...Free Monthly Hints & Tips
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