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Contraception - Management
QOF indicators
The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) specifies indicators related to contraception for practices providing additional services. See Table 1.
Table 1. Quality and Outcomes Framework indicators related to contraceptive services provided by general practices.
Indicator | Points | Thresholds |
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SH 1 The practice can produce a register of women who have been prescribed any method of contraception at least once in the last year. | 4 | — |
SH 3 The precentage of women prescribed an oral or patch contraceptive method in the last year who have received information from the practice about long-acting reversible methods of contraception in the previous 15 months. | 3 | 40–90% |
SH 4 The percentage of women prescribed emergency hormonal contraception at least once in the last year by the practice who have received information from the practice about long-acting reversible methods of contraception at the time of, or within one month of, the prescription. | 3 | 40–90% |
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