The following code is a new exception code available for patients where they are unable to perform a spirometry
CTV3 V2
XaXlR Unable to perform spirometry 33720 Unable to perform spirometry
To achieve COPD 13 ‘a review in the preceding 12 months’, you will need to record both the review and the MRC dyspnoea score.
The criteria has changed for this year, the indicator wording is:
DEM004 (002): The percentage of patients diagnosed with dementia whose care plan has been reviewed in a face-to-face review in the preceding 12 months – 39 points (35-70%)
If the patient has an advanced care plan in place from secondary care, this will be acceptable. For those patients who do not have a care plan, the practice will be required to develop an acceptable care plan.
The review of the patient care plan regardless of who has initiated the plan is a face to face review in primary care – you cannot use a hospital review to achieve this indicator.
The new Read codes are as follows:
| V2 | CTV3 | |
| Dementia advance care plan agreed | 8CSA. | XabEk |
| Dementia care plan | 8CMZ. | XaaBZ |
| Review of dementia advance care plan | 8CMG2 | XabEl |
| Dementia advance care plan declined | 8IAe0 | XabEi |
| Dementia advance care plan review declined | 8IAe2 | XacM2 |
| Dementia care plan review declined | 8CMZ3 | XacJ0 |
A Face to face review:
The Face to Face care plan/Advanced care plan review should have the following key issues:-
An appropriate physical, mental health and social review for the patient
A record of the patient’s wishes for the future.
Communication and co-ordination arrangements with secondary care (if applicable), identification of the patient’s carer(s):
With DM014 ‘education for newly DM patients, in the preceding 1 April – 31st March’, the indicator is looking back 21 months (651 day’s*) from 31st March 2016. This is in line with the ‘data set rules’ guidance.
This will carry over all patients who were not achieved or declined last year. This has been passed over to the NHS Employers for re-consideration again this year.
The rules differ from the guidance, the reason given is:
Consideration has to be made for those patients diagnosed with diabetes within 9 months of the end of the QoF period i.e. the 9 month ‘window’ for the referral would then span 2 years. If the patient has not been referred to a structured education programme then it would be unreasonable for the patient to be considered unsuccessful until the full 9 months are checked which can only be done in the next QOF period.
This means that you will have to re-enter the patient’s wishes again if their diagnosis was on or after the 1st July 2015 and they refused the offer. I would suggest if you can, call the patient and ask again but if not you back date to April of this year the refusal code with free text – patient declined within the QOF criteria see entry on xxxxx’ but insure when entering the Read code it is within nine months of the diagnosis. You can then discuss this again at their annual review.
* For a number of indicators, this year the rules will calculate months in days and it will be 31 days per month for ease of the queries calculating the practice achievement.
The table below is guidance for monitoring patient eGFR and ACR on a yearly basis for those with or at risk of CKD.
| GFR ( ml/min/1.73 m^2) and ACR categories and risk of adverse outcomes | A1
< 3 mg/mol (normal to mildly increased) |
A2
3 -30 mg/mol (moderately increased) |
A3
> 30mg/mol (severely increased) |
|
| G1 | >= 90 ml/min/1.73 m^2
(Normal and High) |
check eGFR <=1 time per year | check eGFR 1 time per year | check eGFR >=1 time per year |
| G2 | 60-89 ml/min/1.73 m^2
(Mild reduction related to normal range for young adult) |
check eGFR <=1time per year | check eGFR 1 time per year | check eGFR >=1time per year |
| G3a | 45-59 ml/min/1.73 m^2
(mild-moderate reduction) |
check eGFR 1time per year | check eGFR 1 time per year | check eGFR 2 times per year |
| G3b | 30-44 ml/min/1.73 m^2
(moderate-severe reduction) |
check eGFR <=2 times per year | check eGFR 2 times per year | check eGFR >=2 times per year |
| G4 | 15-29 ml/min/1.73 m^2
(severe reduction) |
check eGFR 2 times per year | check eGFR 2 times per year | check eGFR 3 times per year |
| G5 | < 15 ml/min/1.73 m^2
(kidney failure) |
check eGFR 4 times per year | check eGFR >=4 times per year | check eGFR >=4 times per yea |
No you cannot use the consultant’s letter as evidence of a review. It clearly states in the guidance the review is a primary care review and has to be a face to face consultation either at the practice or the patient’s home. The review is not about the disease only it is about the patient’s wellbeing and the impact on the carers (if applicable). The five areas that you should consider are:
Yes the nurse is able to do a Dementia review during her visit. It is important she documents what the review covered on the patient’s record when recording it as a home visit.
When the patient was initially referred to the memory clinic it was to confirm the diagnosis of Dementia as correct, so the answer would be to back date the diagnosis to the time you referred.
Please note – DEM005 – screening blood tests patients diagnosed in the current QOF year – 1st April – 31st March.
The business rules are now looking back 18 months to ensure patients who are diagnosed at the beginning of the QOF year will fulfil the blood screening criteria
With DM014 ‘education for newly DM patients, in the preceding 1 April – 31st March’, the indicator is looking back 21 months from 31st March 2016. This is in line with the ‘data set rules’ guidance.
This will carry over all patients who were not achieved last year. Also it appears that all those who refused last year are asking for a new entry of refusal for this year! This has been passed over to the NHS Employers for re-consideration.
This means that you will have to re-enter the patient’s wishes again if their diagnosis was on or after the 1st July 2014 and they refused the offer. I would suggest you back date to April of this year the refusal code with free text – patient declined within the QOF criteria see entry on xxxxx’ but ensure when entering the Read code it is within nine months of the diagnosis
This would have to be a clinical decision. If the Doctor feels the patient is unsuitable then excluding from the indicator is acceptable. You should ensure there is a reason why the patient is unsuitable free text in the patient’s record. When exception reporting patients, remember that you do not have to achieve 100%. Please remember patients with a Dementia diagnosis should be monitored where appropriate.
