Key Dates

The payment for the Unplanned Admissions DES for England 2014/15 is made in five components. In order to meet each component you must monitor your data using the Unplanned Admissions Reports. Below is a summary of the components and payment dates:

Components

• Component One - An upfront 'establishment' payment of 45%, which includes practice availability personalised care plans and patient care reviews for a minimum of 2% of your adult population (patients aged 18 and over).
• Component Two - Quarter 2 Register payment of 20% for maintaining the register of 2% for quarter 2 (ie 1 July 2014 to 30 September 2014), as well as identifying the named accountable GP and care co-ordinator (where applicable) and informing patients. Achievement will depend on you having a minimum of 1.8% of patients on the register on 30 September 2014 as a proportion of the list size taken on 1 July 2014.
• Component Three - Quarter 3 Register payment of 10% for maintaining the register at a minimum of 2% for quarter 3 (ie 1 October 2014 to 31 December 2014), as well as identifying the named accountable GP and care co-ordinator (where applicable) and informing patients. Achievement will depend on you having a minimum of 1.8% of patients on the register on 31 December 2014 as a proportion of the list size taken on 1 October 2014.
• Component Four - Quarter 4 Register payment of 10% for maintaining the register at a minimum of 2% for quarter 4 (ie 1 January 2015 to 31 March 2015), as well as identifying the named accountable GP and care co-ordinator (where applicable) and informing patients. Achievement will depend on you having a minimum of 1.8% of patients on the register on 31 March 2015 as a proportion of the list size taken on 1 January 2015.
• Component Five - An End-of-Year payment of 15% for reviewing and improving the hospital discharge process and undertaking regular internal practice reviews of all unplanned admissions and readmissions for vulnerable patients.
  Note - When available, GPES extractions will be used to support the achievement of the Unplanned Enhanced Service, covering both payment and management information requirements. In the meantime, you are required to manually submit data to support claims for achievement reporting and associated payment claims. For more information please contact your Integrated Care Board (ICB) or look at https://systems.hscic.gov.uk/cqrs/participation.

Payment Dates

Payment will be based on a maximum of £2.87 per registered patient, with the payment based on achievement of each quarter's requirements:

Payment Dates