Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF) business rules

Earlier versions of QOF business rules can be found on the Primary Care Commissioning website.

Supporting information

• Open the Business Rules supporting information v.1.3
• Download the Business rules supporting information v1.2
• Download the Business Rules supporting information v.11

NHS Digital have released the business rules for the enhanced services (ES), Vaccinations and immunisations (V&I) and Core Contract components (CC). This page will be updated as further ES, V&I and CC business rules become available.

• Enhanced Services (ES), Vacinations and Immunisation (V&I) and GMS Core Contract components (CC) business rules 2018 -2019
• Enhanced Services (ES), Vaccination and Immunisation (V&I) and GMS Core Contract components (CC) business rules 2017 -2018  
• Enhanced Services (ES), Vaccination and Immunisation (V&I) and GMS Core Contract components (CC) business rules 2016- 2017

The QOF is a voluntary reward and incentive programme. It rewards GP practices, in England for the quality of care they provide to their patients and helps standardise improvements in the delivery of primary care. The results are published every year and can be found at

• QOF business rules v38 2017 -2018 October code release
• Quality and Outcomes and Framework (QOF) business rules v37 2017 -2018 April code release
• Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) business rules v36 2017- 2018 annual code release    

As part of the contractual agreement for 2017 -2018 it was agreed to continue collecting information relating to indicators no longer in QOF. Indicators retired since 2014 -2015 will continue to be collected under this extraction. The reporting is essential, as Department of Health, Public Health England and other healthcare groups have indicated that the information linked to these indicators is essential for their work and wider healthcare programmes.

•   Indicators no longer in QOF (INLIQ) business rules V37 2017-2018      
•   Indicators No Longer in QOF (INLIQ) business rules v35 April code release 2016 -2017              

Guidance for all Quality Services can be found on the NHS Employers website

• NHS Employers Vaccination and immunisation
• NHS Employers General Medical Services
• NHS Employers Vaccination and Immunisations 2017 -2018
• NHS England GP contract

NHS Digital is also commissioned by the Department of Health to provide extracts for other services. Further Information regarding these services can be found at GP collections service information.  

Earlier versions of the QOF business rules can be found on the Earlier versions can be found on the Primary Care Commissioning website.