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QMAS Bulletins

  • QMAS Bulletin March 2012 (PDF, 74.3kB) This bulletin serves as a reminder of the manual and IT activities that are necessary to collect the final achievement data from each practice participating in the national Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF). It is intended for all QMAS users at the NHS Bank, SHAs, PCTs, and all GMS and PMS practices participating in the QOF.
  • QMAS Bulletin February 2012 (PDF, 50.1kB)Update on the October 12 Code Release; Average Contractor Registered Population; what practcies need to do to prepare for end of year including, how to access your username and password; and guidance on quality and productivity indicators.
  • QMAS Bulletin 23 January 2012 (PDF, 26.5kB)This bulletin provides an update on the October 11 code release, average contractor registered population, and QMAS end of year guidance - what practices need to do to prepare for end of year.
  • QMAS Bulletin 12 July 2011 Depression 1 Indicator - Register Size Fault and User Account Audit  (PDF, 45.5kB)This bulletin details a minor fault found on QMAS affecting practice payments and what NHS CFH is doing to resolve it.  Additionally it also details PCT responsibilities in verifyig QMAS User Accounts.
  • QMAS Bulletin 26 April 2011 GP Patient Survey Results (PDF, 33Kb) This bulletin provides information on when the results of the GP Patient Survey will be published, what PCTs need to enter on QMAS for eligible practices, and links to BMA and DH guidance.
  • QMAS Bulletin 18 April 2011 QOF for the Financial Year 2011/ 12 (PDF, 29Kb)  Explains why new QMAS functionality for the changes to QOF in 2011/ 12 will not be available until October 2011.
  • QMAS Bulletin 1 March 2011 Guidance on the end of year process for PCTs and practices (PDF, 89Kb) This is the QMAS end of year bulletin – it covers important manual and IT activities that practices and PCTs will need to complete before 31 March 2011.
  • QMAS Bulletin 9 February Correcting Underpayments to GPs (PDF, 41Kb) We discovered a discrepancy between the way the national IT system (QMAS), which calculates payments to GP practices for their achievement under the various indicators within the Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF), has been calculating payments for some of the indicators and the payments to which GP practices are legally entitled. The error has been in place since the introduction of the new contract arrangements in 2004 and has resulted in small underpayment to practices year-on-year. This totals approximately £3,400 for the average GP practice over the seven years QOF has been operating. The Department of Health (DH) is providing Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) with additional funding this year so that they can reimburse the underpayments that have occurred. This sum will be allocated to PCTs whose individual shares will be based on the amounts they will have to pay to their practices. The total amount of money involved is £27.9m which includes interest.
  • QMAS Bulletin 2 February Guidance for PCTs and Practices (PDF, 32Kb) Important information on the end-of-year process for PCTs and practices.