Table 5.
Achievement of the Quality and Outcomes Framework quality indicators in the study and in nationally reported contract data.
| QMAS data 2004–2005a | Study data 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality indicator | All 8577 practices in England (%) | 18 practices in study (%) | 18 practices in study (%) |
| Percentage of patients whose notes record smoking status at least once | 94.2 | 94.8 | 99 |
| Percentage of patients with hypertension who smoke, whose notes contain a record that smoking cessation advice or referral to a specialist service, if available, has been offered at least once | 93.8 | 93.4 | 96 |
| Percentage of patients with hypertension in whom there is a record of the blood pressure in the last 9 months | 90.1 | 91.5 | 95 |
| Percentage of patients with hypertension in whom the last blood pressure (measured in the last 9 months) is ≤150/90 mmHg | 71.3 | 74.1 | 80 |
| Percentage of patients aged ≤8 years diagnosed as having asthma from 1 April 2003 where the diagnosis has been confirmed by spirometry or peak flow measurement | 90.1 | 91.5 | 95 |
| Percentage of patients with asthma who have had an asthma review in the last 15 months | 71.3 | 74.1 | 80 |
| Mean of all 6 quality indicators | 85.1 | 86.6 | 91 |
a
QMAS = Quality Management Analysis System 2004–2005, reporting Quality and Outcomes Framework data for contract payments.18