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QOF indicators set for threshold hike

CHD6 - The percentage of patients with coronary heart disease in whom the last blood pressure reading (measured in the previous 15 months) is 150/90 or less

CHD8 - The percentage of patients with coronary heart disease whose last measured total cholesterol (measured in the previous 15 months) is 5mmol/l or less

CHD9 - The percentage of patients with coronary heart disease with a record in the previous 15 months that aspirin, an alternative anti-platelet therapy, or an anti-coagulant is being taken (unless a contraindication or side-effects are recorded)

CHD12 - The percentage of patients with a history of myocardial infarction (from 1 April 2011) currently treated with an ACE inhibitor (or ARB if ACE intolerant), aspirin or an alternative anti-platelet therapy, beta blocker and statin (unless a contraindication or side effects are recorded)

CHD14 - The percentage of patients with a history of myocardial infarction (from 1 April 2011) currently treated with an ACE inhibitor (or ARB if ACE intolerant), aspirin or an alternative anti-platelet therapy, beta blocker and statin (unless a contraindication or side effects are recorded)

STROKE10 - The percentage of patients with TIA or stroke who have had influenza immunisation in the preceding 1 September to 31 March

STROKE12 - The percentage of patients with a stroke shown to be non-haemorrhagic, or a history of TIA, who have a record that an anti-platelet agent (aspirin, clopidogrel, dipyridamole or a combination), or an anti-coagulant is being taken (unless a contraindication or side effects are recorded)

BP5 - The percentage of patients with hypertension in whom the last blood pressure (measured in the previous 9 months) is 150/90 or less

DM15 - The percentage of patients with diabetes with a diagnosis of proteinuria or micro-albuminuria who are treated with ACE inhibitors (or A2 antagonists)

DM18 - The percentage of patients with diabetes who have had influenza immunisation in the preceding 1 September to 31 March

DM26 - The percentage of patients with diabetes in whom the last IFCC-HbA1c is 59 mmol/mol (equivalent to HbA1c of 7.5% in DCCT values) or less (or equivalent test/reference range depending on local laboratory) in the preceding 15 months

DM2 - The percentage of patients with diabetes whose notes record BMI in the previous 15 months

DM28 - The percentage of patients with diabetes in whom the last IFCC-HbA1c is 75 mmol/mol (equivalent to HbA1c of 9% in DCCT values) or less (or equivalent test/reference range depending on local laboratory) in the preceding 15 months

DM30 - The percentage of patients with diabetes in whom the last blood pressure is 150/90 or less in the preceding 15 months

DM31 - The percentage of patients with diabetes in whom the last blood pressure is 140/80 or less in the preceding 15 months

COPD8 - The percentage of patients with COPD who have had influenza immunisation in the preceding 1 September to 31 March

HF3 - The percentage of patients with a current diagnosis of heart failure due to LVD who are currently treated with an ACE inhibitor or Angiotensin Receptor Blocker, who can tolerate therapy and for whom there is no contra-indication

CKD3 - The percentage of patients on the CKD register in whom the last blood pressure reading, measured in the previous 15 months, is 140/85 or less

AF3 - The percentage of patients with atrial fibrillation who are currently treated with anti-coagulation drug therapy or an anti-platelet therapy

SMOKE4 - 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 and 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