Devon QOF Study Day - 21st January 2026

Devon QOF Study Day - 21st January 2026.  12:00 to 17:00.

Hosted by Sarah Cousins and Dr James Boorer.

Exeter Court Hotel, Kennford, Exeter.  EX6 7UX

The Learning and Development Centre is delighted to be hosting this Devon QOF Study Day, supported by an array of expert speakers who have been coordinated and will be chaired by Sarah Cousins and Dr James Boorer. 

Following the success of the Devon Digital Conference in June, the Learning and Development Centre is now planning a QOF Study Day for Devon General Practice colleagues. This event will focus on helping practices make the most of their clinical systems to achieve QOF targets, with practical hints and tips shared throughout the day.  

The Study Day will once again be organised by a working group of colleagues who are actively involved in General Practice and understand the daily challenges faced by surgeries. This will be a highly valuable and engaging day away from practice.

INTRODUCTION by Dr James Boorer:

"We are missing out on thousands of pounds in QOF income! At my practice, despite a younger patient population we have above average prevalence of CVD meaning we are probably better than most practices at coding.  Even so we have identified under coding of CVD by about 1.3% of our total capitation.  Each patient where we resolve this coding is worth about £50 in QOF subject to hitting our targets / applying exemptions.  For the average practice with 10K patients this equates to missing QOF income of ~£6700.  My presentation will advise practices on how to find these missing patients and boost income."

AGENDA

12:00 Registration, buffet lunch and networking 

13:00 Welcome and introductions – Co chairs Sarah Cousins and Dr James Boorer

13:15 "QOF Fundamentals" and "How to fix coding to improve income - we hope to help you find up to £0.25 to £0.50 per patient, per year!" - Dr James Boorer

14:00 "Making Every Contact Count: staff roles, who leads QOF, community service support" - Dr John McGuinness, Digital Fellow at Devon Training Hub/GP Partner, Corner Place Surgery

14:45 Afternoon break, refreshments, networking

15:15 "Using data to efficiently and holistically meet QOF targets" - Dr Harry Wyatt, Abtrace

16:00 "Improving care & optimising QOF performance with Ardens" - Nathan Cavin, Ardens

16:45 Study day summary and close - Co chairs Sarah Cousins and Dr James Boorer

17:00 Depart

Amenities and Access:

There is plenty of free parking available at the venue. Refreshments and a buffet lunch will be provided during the day.  If you have access or dietary needs please ensure that these are included on your booking so that the organisers and venue are aware ahead of the event.  All personal details provided will remain strictly private and confidential.  

Catering and Refreshments:

This is a catered event.  Please ensure that you add any dietary or access requirements to your booking. 

Bookings:

Please ensure that all bookings for this event are made in the name of the person that will be attending and that the name is written as you would like it to appear on your conference badge and on your certificate of attendance.  If there are any queries about how to create a booking, or about the event itself, please contact the Learning and Development Centre in the first instance: [email protected]. 

Sponsors: 

This will be a sponsored event.  Please see the details of our Sponsors below.  

Some industry speakers have been asked to present at this event. Please see the agenda for details.  If there are any queries about the sponsorship received for this event please do contact the Learning and Development Centre for further information. 

Thank you to all our Sponsors for supporting this event:

Novo Nordisk has provided sponsorship to the Learning and Development Centre to cover the costs of this meeting. Novo Nordisk has had no influence over the meeting agenda or arrangements.