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Years of life lost (YLL) is a measure of premature mortality. Its primary purpose is to compare the relative importance of different causes of premature death within a particular population and it can therefore be used by health planners to define priorities for the prevention of such deaths. It can...
To reduce deaths from asthma; bronchitis, emphysema and other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and pneumonia.
The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) was introduced as part of the General Medical Services (GMS) contract on 1 April 2004. The objective of the QOF is to improve the quality of care patients are given by rewarding practices for the quality of care they provide to their patients. This publication...
To help reduce the incidence of measles, meningococcal meningitis, whooping cough and tuberculosis
To reduce the prevalence of asthma