GMS Contract Quality Outcomes Framework 2021/22
GMS Contract Quality Outcomes Framework 2021/22
The British Medical Association’s General Practitioner Committee (GPC) and NHS England have agreed to provide practice stability and support recovery. QOF for 2021/22 will be based on the indicator set already agreed for 2020/21, with very limited changes only. The reinstating of QOF in full will support the recovery of long-term condition management.
The letter dated 10 March 2021 “Update on Quality Outcomes Framework changes for 2021/22” etails the updates for 21/22.
Link to (PCN) National Information and Key Dates
Statement of Financial Entitlements for 2020/21
The Department of Health and Social Care have published the amended QOF Statement of Financial Entitlements for 2020/21 .This guidance provides practices with further information on income protection arrangements for QOF 2020/21
QOF - Quality Improvements Templates 2021.22 - The QOF quality improvement (QI) reporting templates for 2021/22 have now been published and there are two QI modules available, early cancer diagnosis and care for people with learning disabilities. These, alongside information on the QOF 2021/22 can be found at the following link:
- QOF 2021/22: quality improvement templates
- The resources to support the completion of these two modules have been developed by RCGP and can be found here:
https://www.rcgp.org.uk/clinical-and-research/our-programmes/quality-improvement/current-qi-projects.aspx
Update on vaccination and immunisation changes for 2021/22
NHSE/I has published a letter confirming the changes to the provision of routine vaccination and immunisation (V&I) in general practice from 1 April 2021, which includes:
The provision of V&I services becoming an essential service for all routine NHS-funded vaccinations with the exception of childhood and adult seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations.
The introduction of five core contractual standards to underpin the delivery of immunisation services.
A single item of service fee for all doses delivered in vaccination programmes funded through the GMS contract, including where additional doses are required to meet clinical need and where children are vaccinated outside the routine schedule.
The Childhood Immunisation Target DES will be retired on 31 March 2021 and a new V&I domain in the Quality and Outcomes Framework introduced for 2021/22.
CQRS Public Health Vaccination Service Indicators 2021/ 22 This document gives the indicator ID and details along with supporting evidence.
