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QOF 2015/16
As we begin another QOF year, there are a few fundamental changes to be aware of for 2015/16.
The QOF point value for England has increased to £160.15 with the average practice population increasing to 7,233. Essentially, this has created a 2% uplift in the QOF point value from £156.92 to £160.15. The Contractor Population Index (CPI) has also been adjusted due to the 2.57% increase in the average practice list size, whilst the number of clinical domain points available will remain at 435.
- An average practice with the list size of 7,052 (2014/15 average practice size)
- 2014/15 QOF Value = £87,718
- 2015/16 QOF Value = £87,284
This loss of £434.00 is due to the average population increasing to 7,233 giving a CPI of (7052/7233=0.975).
The revised QOF indicators for 2015/16 have seen key changes occurring in the clinical domains of Atrial Fibrillation (AF), Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and Dementia.
Atrial Fibrillation:
- 29 QOF points available in 2015/16 (vs 17 in 2014/15).
- 12 extra QOF points, which is £1,922 in additional income for an average practice.
- No CHADS2 requirement.
- CHA2DS2VASc will become a mandatory risk assessment tool.
- Patients with a CHA2DS2VASc score of >1 will require anticoagulation therapy.
- Antiplatelet therapy will no longer be rewarded.
Chronic Heart Disease:
- 35 QOF points available in 2015/16 (vs 45 in 2014/15) with an average loss of £1,602.
- 10 points lost due to the retired quadruple therapy following Myocardial infarction (MI) indicator.
- The CHD register value for an average practice will be £5,605 (vs £7,061 in 2014/15).
Chronic Kidney Disease:
- 6 QOF points available in 2015/16 (vs 32 in 2014/15) with an average loss of £4,164.
- All 6 points available are for the CKD register – no other clinical work will be required.
- The CKD register value for the average practice will be £961 (vs £5021 in 2014/15).
Dementia:
- 50 QOF points available in 2015/16 (vs 26 in 2014/15) worth an average of £8,008.
- 24 extra QOF points, which is £3,844 in additional income for an average practice.
- The extra 24 points can be achieved by performing face to face reviews, as specified within the DEM002 indicator.
- Revision of time frame to DEM003 indicator.
- To find out about more about the 2015/16 QOF year, and how your practice can maximise their QOF achievement with the Interface QOF Enhancement Service, please visit our QOF page.