The percentage of patients with COPD and Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnoea scale ≥3 at any time in the preceding 12 months, with a subsequent record of referral to a pulmonary rehabilitation programme (excluding those who have previously attended a pulmonary rehabilitation programme).

Patients that are referred to pulmonary rehabilitation

All people on the COPD register with MRC score of 3 or more recorded during the contract year who have never previously attended pulmonary rehabilitation

Patients who have previously attended pulmonary rehabilitation Where a COPD service or pulmonary rehabilitation is unavailable Patients who are unsuitable for pulmonary rehabilitation Patients for whom COPD quality indicator care was unsuitable in the contract year Patients who chose not to receive COPD quality indicator care in the contract year Patients who have been invited twice for review (at least 7 days apart) Patients who were diagnosed in the last 3 months of the contract year Patients who were newly registered with the practice in the last 3 months of the contract year

Automatically from GP clinical systems by the General Practice Extraction Service (GPES) and reported to the Calculating Quality Reporting Service (CQRS).

Results are publicly reported at the practice level (qof.digital.nhs.uk/search/index.asp)

Primary Care IT, n.d. COPD014-MRC≥3 referred to pulmonary rehab. Accessed 28th March 2025 support.primarycareit.co.uk/portal/en-gb/kb/articles/copd014#CodesindicatinganofferofreferraltoapulmonaryrehabilitationprogrammePULRHBOFFCOD

support.primarycareit.co.uk/portal/en-gb/kb/articles/copd014#CodesindicatinganofferofreferraltoapulmonaryrehabilitationprogrammePULRHBOFFCOD Targets: www.england.nhs.uk/publication/quality-and-outcomes-framework-guidance-for-2024-25/ Reporting frequency: qof.digital.nhs.uk/ files.digital.nhs.uk/E1/2423E5/CCG2.3I00783_S.pdf

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