Primary care


Data in general practice are population based with the patient record often extending from birth, and including details of a patient’s diagnoses, management and health outcomes. By using primary care data, it is possible to extend the understanding of the natural history of illness including access to healthcare by patients. There are increasing requirements for GPs to record a wide range of data electronically, following the introduction of a new GP contract with a Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), which requires general practices to record detailed information on clinical management.

Below are resources relating to primary care which have been organised at both a regional and national level.


Key resources


Data and services - Primary care - Regional key resources
Date Title Format View
Jun 2008 QOF 2007/2008 Practice Prevalence download resource
19 Nov 2007 QOF 2006/2007 Practice Prevalence download resource
8 May 2006 QOF Data 2004/05 and 2005/06 South East download resource
3 Feb 2006 Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) report 2005/2006 download resource
20 Oct 2005 Analysis of QMAS disease prevalence data - Kent & Medway download resource
20 Oct 2005 QMAS Use James Mapstone download resource


Data and services - Primary care - National key resources
Date Title Format View
4 Sep 2009 QOF 2007/08 Exception report open resource url
4 Sep 2009 National, SHA, PCT QOF indicator data 2007/2008 open resource url
2009 All QOF indicators 2008 changes open resource url
2007 All QOF indicators 2006/07 open resource url
28 Sep 2007 National and SHA QOF data 2006/2007 download resource
28 Sep 2007 PCT QOF data 2006/2007 download resource


Last review Oct 2009