PC001 - Palliative Care register (Retired v50 2025/26)

PC001 - Palliative Care register (Retired v50 2025/26)

Warning
This indicator was retired in the contract year 2025/26 but remains in the business rules                                                                                                                                                          
Warning
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.
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The information contained within this article is from version 50 of the Business Rules for Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF).        

Indicator definition

Indicator ID

Description

PC001

The contractor establishes and maintains a register of all patients in need of palliative care/support irrespective of age.


What are the criteria for this indicator?

In order to be included in PC001, patients must:
  1. have a palliative care code recorded on or after 1st April 2008
  2. not have a code indicating the patient no longer requires palliative care (as long as there are no subsequent palliative care codes)