Bulletin 30.03.2010
This year’s GPC Annual Report is available to view here.
NICE Consultation, New QOF Indicators
NICE have launched a consultation on thirteen possible new indicators including mental health, diabetes and palliative care in QOF and are seeking views on implementation challenges, possible unintended consequences and impact on health inequalities. The deadline for comments is 11 April 2010. Comments received during the consultation will be considered by the independent Primary Care QOF Advisory Committee in June along with the results of the pilot which saw the testing of potential new indicators across a representative sample of general practices. NICE will then publish a menu of recommended 2011/12 indicators in August which will feed into negotiations between the GPC, the Department of Health and NHS Employers. You can view and respond to the consultation here.