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Smoking cessation - Management
QOF indicators
Table 1. Indicators related to smoking cessation in the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) of the General Medical Services (GMS) contract
[BMA and NHS Employers, 2009].
Indicator | Points | Payment stages |
|---|
RECORDS 23 The percentage of patients aged over 15 years whose notes record smoking status in the past 27 months. | 11 | 40–90% |
SMOKING 3 The percentage of patients with any or any combination of the following conditions: coronary heart disease, stroke or TIA, hypertension, diabetes, COPD, CKD, asthma, schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder or other psychoses whose notes record smoking status in the previous 15 months. | 30 | 40–90% |
SMOKING 4 The percentage of patients with any or any combination of the following conditions: coronary heart disease, stroke or TIA, hypertension, diabetes, COPD, CKD, asthma, schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder or other psychoses who smoke, whose notes contain a record that smoking cessation advice or referral to a specialist service, where available, has been offered within the previous 15 months. | 30 | 40–90% |
INFORMATION 5 The practice supports smokers in stopping smoking by a strategy which included providing literature and offering appropriate therapy. | 2 | — |
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