Table 2.
Number (%) of individuals who attained each of the QOF indicators and NDA processes (columns) by the number of QOF indicators met or NDA processes completed (rows).
| QOF target achieved |
NDA process achieved |
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| No. of QOF Targets/NDA processes met | Total | HbA1c | Blood pressure | Cholesterol | HbA1c | Blood pressure | Cholesterol | Serum creatine | Urine ACR | Foot exam | Body mass index | Smoking history | Retinal screen |
| 0 QOF targets | 5800 (6.9%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 3097 (53.4%) | 3960 (68.3%) | 2580 (44.5%) | 3273 (56.4%) | 2389 (41.2%) | 2873 (49.5%) | 3353 (57.8%) | 3284 (56.6%) | 3009 (51.9%) |
| 1 QOF target | 17,413 (20.6%) | 4859 (27.9%) | 4238 (24.3%) | 8316 (47.8%) | 15,743 (90.4%) | 16,632 (95.5%) | 14,404 (82.7%) | 15,673 (90.0%) | 12,364 (71%) | 13,511 (77.6%) | 15,081 (86.6%) | 13,942 (80.1%) | 10,853 (62.3%) |
| 2 QOF targets | 33,348 (39.5%) | 22,283 (66.8%) | 17,006 (51%) | 27,407 (82.2%) | 32,902 (98.7%) | 32,642 (97.9%) | 31,797 (95.4%) | 32,565 (97.7%) | 26,883 (80.6%) | 28,650 (85.9%) | 30,805 (92.4%) | 28,473 (85.4%) | 22,319 (66.9%) |
| All 3 QOF targets | 27,880 (33.0%) | 27,880 (100%) | 27,880 (100%) | 27,880 (100%) | 27,880 (100%) | 27,880 (100%) | 27,880 (100%) | 27,658 (99.2%) | 23,886 (85.7%) | 25,039 (89.8%) | 26,461 (94.9%) | 24,577 (88.2%) | 19,072 (68.4%) |
| 0–3 NDA processes | 3520 (4.2%) | 418 (11.9%) | 811 (23.0%) | 244 (6.9%) | 668 (19.0%) | 1608 (45.7%) | 349 (9.9%) | 749 (21.3%) | 160 (4.6%) | 298 (8.5%) | 464 (13.2%) | 643 (18.3%) | 1140 (32.4%) |
| 4–6 NDA processes | 9694 (11.5%) | 5251 (54.2%) | 5013 (51.7%) | 5129 (52.9%) | 8057 (83.1%) | 8689 (89.6%) | 6627 (68.4%) | 7771 (80.2%) | 2972 (30.7%) | 3311 (34.2%) | 5537 (57.1%) | 4303 (44.4%) | 4053 (41.8%) |
| 7–9 NDA processes | 71,227 (84.4%) | 49,353 (69.3%) | 43,300 (60.8%) | 58,230 (81.8%) | 70,897 (99.5%) | 70,817 (99.4%) | 69,685 (97.8%) | 70,649 (99.2%) | 62,390 (87.6%) | 66,464 (93.3%) | 69,699 (97.9%) | 65,330 (91.7%) | 50,060 (70.3%) |
| All 9 NDA processes | 35,688 (42.3%) | 25,511 (71.5%) | 21,960 (61.5%) | 30,411 (85.2%) | 35,688 (100%) | 35,688 (100%) | 35,688 (100%) | 35,688 (100%) | 35,688 (100%) | 35,688 (100%) | 35,688 (100%) | 35,688 (100%) | 35,688 (100%) |
| Total | 84,441 (100%) | 55,022 (65.2%) | 49,124 (58.2%) | 63,603 (75.3%) | 79,622 (94.3%) | 81,114 (96.1%) | 76,661 (90.8%) | 79,169 (93.8%) | 65,522 (77.6%) | 70,073 (83%) | 75,700 (89.7%) | 70,276 (83.2%) | 55,253 (65.4%) |
QOF: Quality and Outcomes Framework; NDA: National Diabetes Audit; HbA1c: glycated haemoglobin; ACR: albumin creatinine ratio; QOF targets: HbA1c ≤ 59 mmol/mol; blood pressure ≤ 140/80 mmHg; total cholesterol ≤ 5 mmol/L.