Prevalence data for 20 common conditions published today

Notes for editors

1. There are 68 indicators in total, spread across 26 condition groups; the report has information on the prevalence of 20 of these conditions. These 26 conditions and measures have been selected for the following reasons: where responsibility for ongoing management of the condition rests principally with the GP and the primary care team; where there is good evidence of the health benefits likely to result from improved primary care; and where the area is a priority.

2. QOF payments to general practices are calculated from the achievement scores allocated to each indicator. The QOF rewards practices for the provision of 'quality care' and helps to fund further improvements in the delivery of clinical care. This year, the value of a QOF point was £194.83. This figure is subject to adjustment to account for factors specific to each surgery e.g. population demographics.  Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on activity in general practice, QOF implementation was changed for the 2020-21 reporting year; the majority of QOF indicators were income protected (i.e. payments were made to practices irrespective of activity recorded for indicators in 2020-21). Further information on the income protection measures applied to QOF can be found on the NHS England and Improvement website. These changes mean that the achievement and personalised care adjustment (PCA) data extracted for the 2020-21 reporting year could be misleading and not representative of activity undertaken, and any comparisons with data from previous years are not recommended.

3. The cardiovascular group contains information on:

   • Atrial fibrillation
   • Blood pressure
   • Coronary heart disease
   • Heart failure
   • Hypertension
   • Peripheral arterial disease
   • Stroke and transient ischaemic attack

   The respiratory group contains information on:

   • Asthma
   • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
   • The lifestyle group contains information on:
   • Obesity
   • Smoking

   The high dependency and other long term conditions group contains information on:

   • Cancer
   • Chronic kidney disease
   • Diabetes mellitus
   • Palliative care

   The mental health and neurology group contains information on:

   • Dementia
   • Depression
   • Epilepsy
   • Learning disabilities
   • Mental health

   The musculoskeletal group contains information on:

   • Osteoporosis
   • Rheumatoid arthritis

   The fertility, obstetrics and gynaecology group contains information on:

   • Cervical screening

   The quality improvement groups contain information on:

   • Early cancer diagnosis
   • Care of people with learning disabilities

   The non-diabetic hyperglycaemia group contains information on:

   • Non-diabetic hyperglycaemia

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Last edited: 10 January 2023 3:29 pm