QOF – Heart Failure (HF009)
HF009 replaces the previous HF due to LVSD indicator and now includes patients with HF and reduced injection fraction recorded. Ejection fractions have been very inconsistently recorded in the past so your HF register is likely to need a lot of validating. All...
Latest Prevalence Rates 2026/27
As expected, prevalence rates continue to rise across most disease areas. However, diabetes & NDH is seeing a drop in prevalence (to be confirmed) which could mean the diabetes prevention programme is having an impact. How do your practice prevalence rates compare...
DOCMAN Duplicates
This issue does not impact all practices but if you are experiencing duplicate documents in DOCMAN, you are advised to contact them via the customer portal. Some practices are receiving multiple duplicates of the same letter, it seems to be very intermittent but takes...
Variation to the Network Contract DES – May 2026
Although we have not published any information yet around the Network Contract DES (which will come in the next edition), there has been a contract variation published – headline topics include: Local variation arrangements – In certain areas of the DES,...
QOF 2026/27
QOF Prevalence – is it important or a fruitless exercise …?
QOF Prevalence Health Checks are still essential in our opinion – some may say different but accurate registers are important for patient care and practice income. QOF prevalence isn’t about ticking boxes – it’s about making sure your workload, your...
Document Management Workflow & Backlog
Keeping up-to-date with document workflow and ensuring as many documents are processed without clinical intervention seems to be one of your biggest issues currently. Do you have a backlog of documents awaiting processing which is keeping you awake at night? Do you...
Emis Web – Recording COVID vaccination
From April 2026, updates included to help practices record/submit COVID vaccination data quickly and accurately. These updates ensure daily data flows to NHSE supporting the national programme. When recording a COVID vaccination in, extended qualifiers will be...
Toolkit helps practices take action on health inequalities
The Royal College of General Practitioners has published the Fairer Practice Toolkit – a practical, evidence-informed resource to help general practices reduce health inequalities. Practices identify their own focus patient group – those most at risk of...Free Monthly Hints & Tips
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