QOF Monitoring

Whilst practice performance figures are available directly from the QMAS system, this does not always tell the full story. Each of the QOF disease areas includes a number of related audits of interest to PCTs. Practices can see their performance compared to their peers using the PCT data aggregator, as in the following examples.

Performance for QOF indicator CHD10:

Practice use of exception coding in beta-blockers:

Many other indicators are included, beyond normal QOF monitoring, usually based on NICE or NSF guidelines, such as prescription of statins to CHD patients with high cholesterol: