BP002 - BP recorded in last 5 years
The information contained within this article is from version 49 of the Business Rules for Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF).
Indicator definition
Indicator ID | Description |
BP002 | The percentage of patients aged 45 or over who have a record of blood pressure in the preceding 5 years. |
What do the business rules mean?
What makes a patient eligible?
Patients eligible for the BP002 denominator must be at least 45 years of age.
How to achieve the indicator
To meet the criteria for BP002 patients must:
- have at least 1 blood pressure recording within the last 5 years leading up to and including the end of the current contract year
What will remove patients from eligibility?
- Patients who chose not to have their blood pressure recorded within the 5 years leading up to the end of the current contract year.
- Patients who were newly registered with the GP practice within the last 3 months of the current contract year.
If a patient achieves the
indicator at any point during the year, any exclusions that have also been
added are ignored.
SNOMED codes used in this indicator
The codes referenced in this article are taken from the NHS Technology Reference Update Distribution (TRUD). Not all of these may be present or selectable in all clinical systems.
The codes referenced in this article are taken from the NHS Technology Reference Update Distribution (TRUD). Not all of these may be present or selectable in all clinical systems.
Blood pressure (BP) recording codes (BP_COD)
SNOMED code | SNOMED code description |
163020007 | On examination - blood pressure reading |
75367002 | Blood pressure |
| 163034007 | Standing blood pressure |
163035008 | Sitting blood pressure |
163033001 | Lying blood pressure |
1285115008 | Average home blood pressure |
Ambulatory blood pressure |
Codes indicating the patient has chosen not to have blood pressure procedure (BPDEC_COD)
SNOMED code | SNOMED code description |
413123006 | Blood pressure procedure declined |
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