Deadline · Contract · 23 Apr 2026 · 2 min read

Wales QIF 2026/27: three mandatory QI projects worth 170 points

Welsh SFE directions set the 2026/27 quality improvement projects and raise the point value to £208.21. Evidence is due by 31 March 2027.

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Practice managers
Wales

Deadline 31 Mar 2027

01 / What's changed

For 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 there are three mandatory QI projects: chronic kidney disease (50 points), cardiovascular disease in people with high blood pressure (50 points) and continuity of care (70 points).
You must complete all three to claim any QI points. The point value for access and QI achievement rises from £206.96 to £208.21.
Monthly aspiration payments, at 70% of the 170 points, only go to practices that received a QI achievement payment in 2025/26.

02 / Who it affects

GMS practices in Wales. The directions were made on 22 April 2026 and take effect from 1 April 2026. They also remove the old Doctors' Retainer Scheme section from the Welsh SFE.

03 / What to do

Read the project details in Annexes D, E and F of the directions and assign a lead for each project.
Plan the evidence you will need for each project now, rather than at year end.
Check whether your practice qualifies for aspiration payments and budget for them being clawed back if evidence is not accepted.
Ask your health board for the verification dates once DHCW confirms them.

04 / Deadline

Submit evidence for all three projects to your health board by 31 March 2027. Achievement payments are due at 30 June 2027.

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