Outcomes Framework News Today

The Department of Health today published Raw Disease Prevalence in Northern Ireland - 202324

Around 1000 children and young people with disabilities will benefit from a new service being rolled out by the council

Sixteen staff from across the Port of Auckland have completed a Rumaki Reo course with the graduation ceremony being held at Auckland University’s Waipapa Marae in the first week of December. They were joined by others from the New Zealand Police ...

The government has launched a consultation on the role of incentive schemes in general practice in England, which could see the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) altered or even scrapped in the future.1 The consultation, which will run until 7 March 2024, will seek feedback on the two main schemes in England—QOF and the Investment and Impact Fund (IIF)—and asks whether these schemes should “form part of the income for general practice.” It will also …

Government is seeking views on the role of incentives in general practice.

Sheffield’s Birley Health Centre are celebrating a prestigious win after being named Nursing Team of the Year at the General Practice Awards.

Meet the Nurse of the Year shortlist: Birley Health Centre nursing team

Antidepressant prescriptions have almost doubled in England over the last decade with 85.6million dished out in the last year alone.

We, a group of medical professionals, researchers, patient representatives, and politicians, call for the UK government to commit to a reversal in the rate of prescribing of antidepressants. Over the past decade, antidepressant prescriptions have almost doubled in England, rising from 47.3 million in 2011 to 85.6 million in 2022-23. Over 8.6 million adults in England are now prescribed them annually (nearly 20% of adults),1 with prescriptions set to rise over the next decade. In addition, the av...

Wes Streeting wants to turn healthcare on its head.