This folder contains a set of searches and reports to help you capture quick QOF wins early in the financial year. Several of these reports surface patients who previously declined treatment, were contraindicated, or were exception coded — making them ideal for early review and either reapplying the correct PCA or completing care delivery.

The searches have been built to look at the contract year (1st April to 31st March), so it is recommended to run the search WITHOUT a relative run date.

🔍 AF with no CHA2DS2-VASc

Patients with atrial fibrillation who do not have a CHA₂DS₂-VASc score coded.

• Use the CHA2DS2-VASc protocol (HP212) to bulk calculate and code scores.

• Click here to read the support article on how to use HP212.
  Completing this helps you unlock QOF eligibility for AF006 (CHA2DS2-VASc score recorded) and AF007 (appropriate anticoagulation).

🧾 CLINICIAN | Cholesterol on alternative lipid-lowering therapy without statin PCA

Supports CHOL003
Patients are on a non-statin lipid-lowering drug (e.g. ezetimibe), but have no PCA code recorded to explain why a statin isn’t being prescribed.

• If a statin is declined, contraindicated, or not tolerated, add the appropriate PCA code to ensure QOF compliance.
  

🧾 CLINICIAN | DM006 proteinuria or microalbuminuria previously declined ACEI/ARB

Supports DM006.
Patients with diabetes and evidence of proteinuria or microalbuminuria who previously declined or were contraindicated for ACE inhibitors or ARBs within the last 3 years.

• Review to see if a PCA can be reapplied this year, or if therapy should be reconsidered.

🧾 CLINICIAN | HF006 not on a B-blocker previous PCAs

Supports HF006.
Patients with heart failure and LVSD who are not prescribed a beta-blocker, but had a PCA applied previously.

• Reassess the patient’s current eligibility. If they remain unsuitable, reapply the PCA.

🧾 CLINICIAN | HF006 not on ACEI/ARB and previously declined

Supports HF006.
Heart failure patients with LVSD not on ACE inhibitors or ARBs due to previous decline, contraindication, or non-tolerance.

• Review patient status. If still unsuitable, the PCA can be reapplied.

🧾 CLINICIAN | Needs BP (CHD, DM, HYP, STIA) and would have hit surgery target

Supports CHD015/016, DM036, HYP008/009, and STIA014/015.
Patients have had a home or ambulatory BP recorded that would meet the QOF target if it had been taken in surgery.

• Invite for an in-practice BP check to secure QOF compliance for multiple indicators.

🧾 HCA | Needs BP (CHD, DM, HYP, STIA) no BP reading and last year’s normal

Also supports CHD, DM, Hypertension, and Stroke/TIA BP indicators.
Patients have no BP reading this year, but last year’s reading was within range.

• These are ideal for opportunistic BP checks — one quick reading could achieve multiple QOF indicators.