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As GPs prepare for first QOF scores on CKD, we assess how the year has gone - and cast our eye to the future
By Lilian Anekwe
Adding chronic kidney disease to the quality and outcomes framework was a controversial move and one that elicited conflicting responses among the medical profession.
While renal specialists were generally delighted with the opportunity to raise the bar on CKD care, many GPs were nervous at the prospect of having to learn a whole new disease, especially as the workload implications became clear.
Even the Department of Health concedes the introduction of eGFR reporting and inclusion in the QOF `has resulted in a significant spike in referrals to renal units', as it admits in a progress report on the renal national service framework, published earlier this month.
As GPs prepare for their first year's scores on CKD, Pulse set out to investigate how the NHS has handled the changes.
The renal experts