Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 5 November (HL2465), what is the amount of the enhanced payment for each of the 20 medical conditions listed.

The 20 medical conditions listed in the answer of 5 November (HL2465) relate to indicators in the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF). QOF is a voluntary incentive scheme that provides additional reward to general practitioner practices for how well they care for patients based on performance against a number of agreed indicators.

Each indicator is assigned a number of QOF points, further detail is set out on the NHS Employers website:

http://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/primary-care-contacts/general-medical-services/quality-and-outcomes-framework

QOF points are awarded according to level of achievement. In 2014-15 there is a possible total of 559 points. The value of each QOF point is set out in the Statement of Financial Entitlements and is currently £156.92. The final payment is weighted to take account of the practice population.