The information below, prepared by Insightsol provides a useful illustration for GPs on how improving prevalence can make a big difference to QOF earnings even if they don’t manage to hit the target for maximum points.
The illustration shows that there is a potential doubling of QOF income in the example, and the higher-prevalence practice missed several QOF points to boot.
| PRACTICE 1 – 10,000 patients Low prevalence, high point achievement |
PRACTICE 2 – 10,000 patients High prevalence, less point achievement |
| Average £ per point = £227.02 | Average £ per point = £227.02 |
| Dementia National Prevalence = 0.5% | Dementia National Prevalence = 0.5% |
| Practice Prevalence = 0.3% | Practice Prevalence = 0.7% |
| Dementia point value drops to £136.21 | Dementia point value increases to £317.83 |
| Dementia points achieved = 26 (maximum) | Dementia points achieved = 20 |
| Total income for dementia = £3,541.46 | Total income for dementia = £6,356.60 |
| Number of patients added to the register | Income increase |
| 10 patients | £1,180.50 |
| 20 patients | £2,361.00 |
| 50 patients | £5,902.51 |