HP210 Ethnicity declined or not stated

We are pleased to announce the release of our “Ethnicity declined or not stated (HP210)” patient alert. This protocol alert flags to users if the patient they have loaded has an invalid code for their most recent ethnicity as defined by PCN DES, missing an ethnicity code or declined to state an ethnicity.

This is an optional Handy Protocol and can be requested by submitting a support ticket here.

For further details please read the support article.

Folders 004 and 025

Previous versions of our searches covering QOF and the PCN DES were in folder 004 with IIF being in folder 025. As we have grown our resources for both QOF and the PCN DES we have decided to separate out these resources into:


  • 004 GP Contract – which will have everything relevant to the GP contract, including the GP contract searches, GP Contract Pro, QOF VI searches and the VI Monitor tools
  • 025 PCN Contracts – this has everything needed for the PCN DES, including IIF reporting, data quality and work to do as well as searches for the wider PCN DES such as cancer, CVD diagnosis, health inequalities and SMR

Weight Management ES tool update 2023

Primary Care IT have updated our Weight ES tools for the 2023 specification!

These include updated searches (017) with the new referral codes, and a refaced patient alert (HP202) which will inform the clinician if the patient has been referred, checks if they have an up-to-date BMI and contains a helpful coding template with all the codes you’ll need. The alert also contains information for patient’s of BAME ethnicity.

The searches have been updated on all our subscriber’s sites, and can be found in folder 017. Weight ES (v3).

The Handy Protocol alert (HP202) will be installed for those that request it. If your practice has signed up for this ES, make sure to submit a ticket and ask for for installation!

005. COVID Vaccination Programme

We have updated our COVID spring booster searches to help you find cohorts for invitation. Check out our latest COVID search folder in your site (005. COVID vaccination programme v9), where you’ll find a new subfolder called S) Invite for SPRING booster. Inside you’ll find 3 searches to cover the 3 high priority groups, with an additional search practices may find useful to think about identifying an associated cohort that has been eligible in the Autumn booster campaign.

For further information, please read support article.

New QOF/IIF Resources 2023/24

Exciting news for GP practices! Introducing our new suite of resources from Primary Care IT to help you easily achieve QOF and IIF targets.


  • Comprehensive reporting searches for the new QOF and IIF 23/24 year.
  • Informative lessons for clinicians, covering all the changes in an easy-to-digest format.
  • Alerts and prompts to ensure timely achievement and accurate data entry.
  • QOF Contract Pro for continuous monitoring and proactive performance management.
  • Contract dashboards coming in June, providing valuable insights into your QOF and IIF performance.


We will be rolling out the searches to Subscribers over the next few days. If we have access to your search and report enterprise, you can now find the searches under the Primary Care IT folder.

Watch this short video to find out more details.

Safety Alert

Following yesterday’s Safety Alert about Emerade, we would like to draw your attention to an existing search “CQC-335 Emerade AAI issued since 2019 & no alternative brand replacement”. This, combined with report CQC-331 will identify which patients have had Emerade as their most recent AAI device.

If you think you may be prescribing generically, please contact PCIT for a similar search.

HP211 Priority for COVID booster

Primary Care IT are pleased to announce the release of our latest optional Handy Protocol, ‘Priority for COVID vaccination’ patient alert. This protocol alert highlights to users if the patient they are facing is eligible for a COVID booster under the spring programme.

See our support article for more information.

To request installation, please submit a ticket on our website.