Changes to GP Contact 2025/26
As always at this time of year, the devil is in the detail and the detail is yet to be released (guidance/business rules, etc). However, below is a summary of top level changes: Overall increase of £889 million across core contract & Network Contract DES (7.2%...
SystmOne Protocols
These can be created to run alongside the auto-review rules engine or they can be used to help prompt good practice in general. Essentially they are designed to alert you to something you may need to be aware of. An example of this (and one which is available for...
QOF Medication PCA’s
There is still some confusion around PCA’s for medication indicators 2024/25, hope this summary helps – AF008: DOAC in first-line. If on Warfarin need a DOAC PCA Contraindicated Declined Not Indicated + Time In Therapeutic Range >=65% CHOL003: Statin or...
QOF – Maximal Tolerated Exception Codes
Q: What are the rules for adding maximum tolerated codes? The decision to add a maximal tolerated exception code always sits with a clinician and would be decided on a patient by patient basis. The guidance is therapies should be titrated until the target or maximum...
MCC Workflow Refresher
Do you have a robust process for document workflow within your admin teams? Does this help reduce the admin burden on your clinical staff? Pre-COVID, many practices had a workflow process which ensured limited to no clinical intervention was needed for 75%+ of...
PCA’s (QOF Exceptions)
Key points – Used to enhance patient care, not a tick-box exercise The use of informed dissent should generally be very minimal – only used where patient has not had 2 invites & chat with GP If you have used the correct disease invite codes, once you...
QOF – Mental Health in Remission
Remission codes should only be used if the patient has: No record of antipsychotic or mood stabiliser meds for 5 or more years No MH in-patient episodes for 5 or more years No secondary care MH follow-up for 5 or more years Where a patient is recorded as being in...
Issues affecting Diabetes QOF alerts in EMIS Web
(Posted directly from Emis Web email) Emis is aware some users are experiencing an issue with QOF alerts in EMIS Web which is causing some patients who are not diabetic to be incorrectly flagged as having an HbA1c above target. Emis have now applied a fix for this...
CQRS – New Website
CQRS National – national payment system to support payments for national/ direct enhanced services (DES). This is the area we are most used to using and more aware of. CQRS Local – designed to facilitate payment of local enhanced services (LES). Not all...Free Monthly Hints & Tips
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