The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

2017 No. 908

National Health Service, England

The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

Made 11th September 2017

Laid before Parliament 13th September 2017

Coming into force 6th October 2017

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 85(1), 89(1), (2)(a) to (c) and (3)(a), 94(1) and (8)(a) and 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 20061, makes the following Regulations.

1 General

PART 1

General

S-1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2017.

(2) They come into force on 6th October 2017.

(3) In these Regulations—

“the GMS Contracts Regulations” means the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 20152; and

“the PMS Agreements Regulations” means the National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 20153.

2 Amendment of the GMS Contracts Regulations

PART 2

Amendment of the GMS Contracts Regulations

S-2 Insertion of new regulations 74B to 74F into the GMS Contracts Regulations

Insertion of new regulations 74B to 74F into the GMS Contracts Regulations

2. After regulation 74A of the GMS Contracts Regulations (provision of information - GP access data)4insert—

S-74B

National Diabetes Audit

74B.—(1) A contractor must record any data required by the Board for the purposes of the National Diabetes Audit5in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) The data referred to in paragraph (1) must be appropriately coded by the contractor and uploaded onto the contractor’s computerised clinical systems in line with the requirements of guidance published by NHS Employers6for these purposes.

(3) The contractor must ensure that the coded data is uploaded onto its computerised clinical systems and available for collection by the Health and Social Care Information Centre7at such intervals during each financial year as are notified to the contractor by NHS Digital.

S-74C

Information relating to indicators no longer in the Quality and Outcomes Framework

74C. A contractor must allow the extraction from the contractor’s computerised clinical systems by the Health and Social Care Information Centre of the information specified in the Table relating to clinical indicators which are no longer in the Quality and Outcomes Framework8at such intervals during each financial year as are notified to the contractor by NHS Digital.

Quality and Outcomes Framework – indicators no longer in the Quality and Outcomes Framework

Indicator ID

Indicator Description

Clinical domain

CHD003

The percentage of patients with coronary heart disease whose last measured total cholesterol (measured in the preceding 12 months) is 5 mmol/l or less

CKD002

The percentage of patients on the CKD register in whom the last blood pressure reading (measured in the preceding 12 months) is 140/85 mmHg or less

CKD004

The percentage of patients on the CKD register whose notes have a record of a urine albumin:creatinine ratio (or protein:creatinine ratio) test in the preceding 12 months

NM84

The percentage of patients on the CKD register with hypertension and proteinuria who are currently treated with renin-angiotensin system antagonists

DEP001

The percentage of patients aged 18 or over with a new diagnosis of depression in the preceding 1st April to 31st March, who have had a bio-psychosocial assessment by the point of diagnosis. The completion of the assessment is to be recorded on the same day as the diagnosis is recorded

DM005

The percentage of patients with diabetes, on the register, who have a record of an albumin:creatinine ratio test in the preceding 12 months

DM011

The percentage of patients with diabetes, on the register, who have a record of retinal screening in the preceding 12 months

DM016

The percentage of male patients with diabetes, on the register, who have a record of erectile dysfunction with a record of advice and assessment of contributory factors and treatment options in the preceding 12 months

EP002

The percentage of patients aged 18 or over on drug treatment for epilepsy who have been seizure free for the last 12 months recorded in the preceding 12 months

EP003

The percentage of women aged 18 or over and who have not attained the age of 55 who are taking antiepileptic drugs who have a record of information and counselling about contraception, conception and pregnancy in the preceding 12 months

HYP003

The percentage of patients aged 79 or under with hypertension in whom the last blood pressure reading (measured in the preceding 9 months) is 140/90 mmHg or less

HYP004

The percentage of patients with hypertension aged 16 or over and who have not attained the age of 75 in whom there is an assessment of physical activity, using GPPAQ, in the preceding 12 months

HYP005

The percentage of patients with hypertension aged 16 or over and who have not attained the age of 75 who score ‘less than active’ on GPPAQ in the preceding 12 months, who also have a record of a brief intervention in the preceding 12 months

LD002

The percentage of patients on the learning disability register with Down’s Syndrome aged 18 or over who have a record of blood TSH in the preceding 12 months (excluding those who are on the thyroid disease register)

MH004

The percentage of patients aged 40 or over with schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and other psychoses who have a record of total cholesterol:hdl ratio in the preceding 12 months

MH005

The percentage of patients aged 40 or over with schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and other psychoses who have a record of blood glucose or HbA1c in the preceding 12 months

MH006

The percentage of patients with schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and other psychoses who have a record of BMI in the preceding 12 months

PAD003

The percentage of patients with peripheral arterial disease in whom the last measured total cholesterol (measured in the preceding 12 months) is 5 mmol/l or less

RA003

The percentage of patients with rheumatoid arthritis aged 30 or over and who have not attained the age of 85 who have had a cardiovascular risk assessment using a CVD risk assessment tool adjusted for RA in the preceding 12 months

RA004

The percentage of patients aged 50 or over and who have not attained the age of 91 with rheumatoid arthritis who have had an assessment of fracture risk using a risk assessment tool adjusted for RA in the preceding 24 months

STIA004

The percentage of patients with stroke or TIA who have a record of total cholesterol in the preceding 12 months

STIA005

The percentage of patients with a stroke shown to be non-haemorrhagic, or a history of TIA whose last measured total cholesterol (measured in the preceding 12 months) is 5 mmol/l or less

THY001

The contractor establishes and maintains a register of patients with hypothyroidism who are currently treated with levothyroxine

THY002

The percentage of patients with hypothyroidism, on the register, with thyroid function tests recorded in the preceding 12 months

Public Health Domain

CVD-PP002

The percentage of patients diagnosed with hypertension (diagnosed after on or after 1st April 2009) who are given lifestyle advice in the preceding 12 months for smoking cessation, safe alcohol consumption and healthy diet

CON002

The percentage of women, on the register, prescribed an oral or patch contraceptive method in the preceding 12 months who have also received information from the contractor about long acting reversible methods of contraception in the preceding 12 months

SMOK001

The percentage of patients aged 15 or over whose notes record smoking status in the preceding 24 months

S-74D

Information relating to alcohol related risk reduction and dementia diagnosis and treatment

74D.—(1) A contractor must allow the extraction by the Health and Social Care Information Centre9of the information10specified in—

(a)

(a) paragraph (2) in relation to alcohol related risk reduction; and

(b)

(b) paragraph (3) in relation to dementia diagnosis and treatment,

from the record that the contractor is required to keep in respect of each registered patient under regulation 67 by such means, and at such intervals during each financial year, as are notified to the contractor by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.

(2) The information specified in this paragraph is information required in connection with the requirements under paragraph 7 of Schedule 3.

(3) The information specified in this paragraph is information relating to any clinical interventions provided by the contractor in the preceding 12 months in respect of a patient who is suffering from, or who is at risk of suffering from, dementia.

S-74E

NHS Digital Workforce Census

74E.—(1) A contractor must record and submit any data required by the Health and Social Care Information Centre for the purposes of the NHS Digital Workforce Census11(known as the “Workforce Minimum Data Set”) in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) The data referred to in paragraph (1) must be appropriately coded by the contractor in line with agreed standards set out in guidance published by NHS Employers12and must be submitted to the Health and Social Care Information Centre13by using the workforce module on the Primary Care Web Tool14which is a facility provided by the Board to the contractor for this purpose.

(3) The contractor must ensure that the coded data is available for collection by the Health and Social Care Information Centre at such intervals during each financial year as are notified to the contractor by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.

S-74F

Information relating to overseas visitors

74F.—(1) A contractor must—

(a)

(a) record the information specified in paragraph (2) relating to overseas visitors, where...

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