General Practice - Quality & Outcomes Framework
These pages were last updated and expanded on 29th September 2009 to include detailed achievement, prevalence and exception reporting data for 2008/09. National prevalence estimates for 2009/10 were updated on 29th June 2010. The updates can be accessed via the links below or via the September 2009 Statistical Publication Notice and the June 2010 Statistical Publication Notice .
Introduction
The Quality & Outcomes Framework (QOF) represents one of the main sources of potential income for general practices across the UK. It rewards practices for providing good quality care to their patients and can help to fund work to support further improvements to the quality of health care delivered. It is a fundamental part of the new General Medical Services (GMS) contract, introduced on 1st April 2004. Participation by general practices in the QOF is voluntary. For those that do participate, the QOF measures achievement against a range of evidence-based indicators, with points and payments awarded according to the level of achievement.
Published here are Scotland's QOF data in detail for 2004/05-2008/09 as well as initial data for Scotland level prevalence for 2009/10. For further information relating to general practice in Scotland, go to ISD's General Practice pages.
Background
What is the QOF?
Primary medical services, the new GMS contract, and QOF
Summary of QOF points and pounds available 2004/05 - 2008/09
Clinical domain points available 2004/05 - 2008/09
Prevalence data in the QOF
Key stages in the annual QOF process
Revisions to the QOF
List of individual QOF indicators and descriptions
Glossary of commonly used terms
QOF Data for Scotland
Links
| Links to key QOF documentation |
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Further information on the QOF and the GMS contract as a whole for 2009/10 can be found:
Further information on changes to the QOF and the GMS contract as a whole for 2008/09 can be found:
Further information on changes to the QOF and the GMS contract as a whole for 2006/07-2007/08 can be found:
Other information on the Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2004, the new GMS contract and the QOF (much relating to its original implementation) can be found within the Scottish Executive's Pay Modernisation
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| Links to QOF data for other UK countries |
We hope that you find these links useful, and would welcome your comments, as we will build on this list of links in future.
Who to Contact
For queries in relation to the publication of QOF data in Scotland, please contact:
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Alistair Smith
Alistair.Smith4@nhs.net , telephone: 0131 275 6784 or -
Julie Kidd
Julie.Kidd@nhs.net , telephone 0131 275 6450
ISD General Practice 
published by the Scottish Government.
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