Performance
QOF 2008/09 results
The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) is a voluntary annual reward and incentive programme for all GP surgeries in England, detailing practice achievement results. It is not about performance management but resourcing and then rewarding good practice.
The QOF has undergone several revisions since its introduction in 2004. The 2008/09 QOF contains four main components, known as domains. Each domain consists of a set of measures of achievement, known as indicators, against which practices score points according to their level of achievement.
Clinical care: the domain consists of 80 indicators across 19 clinical areas (e.g. coronary heart disease, heart failure, hypertension)
Organizational: the domain consists of 36 indicators across five organisational areas – records and information; information for patients; education and training; practice management and medicines management.
Patient experience: the domain consists of five indicators that relate to length of consultations and to patient surveys
Additional services: the domain consists of eight indicators across four service areas which include cervical screening, child health surveillance, maternity services, contraceptive services
The QOF gives an indication of the overall achievement of a surgery through a points system. Practices aim to deliver high quality care across a range of areas for which they score points. Put simply, the higher the score, the higher the financial reward for the practice. The final payment is adjusted to take account of surgery workload and the prevalence of chronic conditions in the practice's local area.
To report the latest annual QOF points, The NHS Information Centre for health and social care (The NHS IC) has developed this online database to allow patients and public easy access to this useful data that indicates how well their surgery is doing. The NHS IC is working to make information more relevant and accessible to the public, regulators, health and social care professionals and policy makers, leading to improvements in knowledge and efficiency.
To find the results for The Grange Practice, click this link and type the number G82020 in the search field, click on Search for GP Practice and then click on Dr Kitchener AD & Partners for our results.
