BMA issues detailed rebuttal of 2013-14 QOF proposals

Abstract

Proposed changes to the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) element of the GP contract for England were likely to have “serious implications” for patients and practices, the BMA has said. The association has submitted an early response to the government’s consultation on the new general medical services (GMS) contract for 2013-14 that outlines its concerns about the proposals for QOF. Its General Practitioners Committee added that it was “surprised” that detailed guidance on the framework for 2013-14 had …