Delivering investment in general practice
QOF was set up as part of the GMS contract and is a voluntary system of financial incentives for the provision of quality care.
For participating practices, the QOF measures practice achievement against a range of evidence based indicators covering four domains; clinical, organisational, additional services and patient experience.
Practices score points according to their levels of achievement against these indicators, and practice payments are calculated from points achieved. A practice can earn up to 1000 points, with each point worth on average £124.60 in 2008/2009.
A key part of QOF will be the annual review process to review each contractor’s achievement against the QOF indicators.
If you have any QOF related questions or comments, then please feel free to email us at qof.eastcoastkent@nhs.net.
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