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#59 PCIT Gems: QOF business rules 24/25 l Shingles alert

QOF Business Rules 2024/25

Earlier this week NHS England released the draft QOF business rules for 2024-25 and we have been poring over them to understand the changes.

We know you’ll be busy this week tying up the last few threads for 2023-24, but we thought you might like to know what’s in store.

We have noted significant changes to codes or logic in blood pressure targets and cholesterol:

  • Ambulatory blood pressure results are now recognised alongside home BP readings and therefore will be subject to the lower 135/85 and 145/85 targets. We know EMIS Practices have been compromised this year as ambulatory readings were not recognised. A new combined ambulatory systolic and diastolic code will also be introduced.
  • CHOL001 and CHOL002 become CHOL003 and CHOL004 respectively.
  • The fantastic news here is that patients who do not respond to 2 coded invitations are removed from the denominators!
  • CHOL004 swaps the main cholesterol result from non-HDL to LDL, and the LDL target has been increased from 1.8 to 2.0mmol/L. This means non-HDL will only count if your lab does not report LDL values.
  • CHOL004 also allows PCAs (exception reporting) for maximal tolerated therapy, declined, or unsuitable.

The development team at Primary Care IT is already working hard to update resources and support material to help you navigate the 2024-25 contract year with the minimum of hassle.

EMIS Shingles Alert

We have seen a few comments regarding the EMIS shingles alert being deactivated. Due to this, we wanted to remind PCIT customers about our Shingles Alert (HP062) and Eligible for Shingles Vaccination (HP048). 

This shingles alert for EMIS Web has been designed to fill the void of a previously active EMIS authored alert. The alert is designed to show users that:

  1. The patient is eligible for a shingles vaccination.
  2. The patient has received their first Shingrix dose (but not the second)

Our manual launch protocol allows users to:

  1. Confirm shingles eligibility.
  2. Book an appointment.
  3. Decline the shingles vaccination

These are optional Handy Protocols that PCIT Toolset customers can request to be installed. If you would like to request installation please submit a ticket and ask for HP062 Shingles Alert as well as HP048 Eligible for Shingles Vaccination.

See our support guides below:

Awareness Campaigns

See details about the upcoming Awareness Weeks within the Info Hub on our website:

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