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Osteoporosis Register – age 50-74
Many practices struggle to use the correct codes for Osteoporosis for this age group – it is quite complex. As well as coding osteoporosis diagnosis (N330. or 64859006) and a fragility fracture (N331N... more
3 Dec 2018QOF Update October 2018
A code added to the rheumatoid arthritis register in the latest release is Ankylosing spondylitis - N100 (V2 & CTv3). This was flagged to us by an Insight Member - as this has added 30% more patients... more
7 Nov 2018QOF Prevalence & Exception Rates 2017/18
The latest 2017-18 QOF prevalence & exception rates have now been published. Depression prevalence has once again risen from 9.1% to 9.9% - practices not validating their registers, especially depress... more
2 Nov 2018Identification of Carers
It is really important to identify carers to ensure they are offered the support they need or are entitled to. Carers Trust Network Partners are quality assured independent local carers services pro... more
30 Jul 2018GMS Changes - 1st April 2018
GMS Changes - 1st April 2018 QOF 2018/19... more
12 Apr 2018Mental Health Relapse - Coding to achieve MH002
We have had a few queries regarding MH002. The issue relates to patients who have had their mental health care plan completed and coded correctly but are remaining out of target for the MH002 indicato... more
22 Mar 2018Prevalence – accurate QOF registers
Do you regularly validate your QOF registers? Do you have any idea how much you could be losing if you leave your registers to manage themselves?... more
3 Jan 2018GMS 2017/18 Frailty Contractual Guidance
Frailty is the most problematic expression of ageing we are facing. The aim of this contractual requirement is to proactively identify older people (65+) living with severe or moderate frailty.... more
2 Oct 2017QOF Read Code Manual
Updated to V36 rule sets, a manual which details every code for each register/indicator as well as exception codes where appropriate.... more
2 Jul 2017Do you have an elderly population?
Practices with an elderly population are more likely to have high prevalence for many of their QOF disease areas.... more
5 Apr 2017