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🧭 Using Hippo Child Imms Targets with QOF Child Imms Targets

Updated over 2 months ago

Hippo’s childhood immunisation recalls are age-based and designed to identify children earlier and more comprehensively than QOF indicators.

They work best when used alongside QOF to ensure full coverage of all eligible children.

🧩 QOF Indicators

Code	Indicator Name	What It Checks
VI001	8-month DTaP	% of babies reaching 8 months who’ve had ≥ 3 DTaP doses before 8 months.
VI002	18-month MMR	% of children reaching 18 months who’ve had ≥ 1 MMR dose between 12–18 months.
VI003	5-year DTaP/IPV + MMR	% of children reaching 5 years who’ve had a reinforcing DTaP/IPV and ≥ 2 MMR doses between 1–5 years.

🔍 How Hippo’s Indicators Relate to QOF

🍼 VI001

Hippo’s 8 / 12 / 16 week recalls trigger earlier than VI001 (from 8 weeks old, not 8 months).
These indicators check DTaP, MenB, Rotavirus, and PCV – QOF only checks DTaP.
PRIMARY IMMS checks DTaP + MenB and covers children up to 2 years.
PRIMARY IMMS CATCHUP (ages 2–9) has no QOF overlap.

👶 VI002

1Y IMMS includes MMR, MenB booster, and PCV booster – broader than VI002.
1Y IMMS identifies children up to 2 years.
18M MMR reflects the new MMR booster guidelines (from Jan 2026).
1Y IMMS CATCHUP has no QOF overlap.

🎒 VI003

RUNOFF 3Y4M MMRandDTaP reflects the new MMR schedule (3Y4M–5Y, born ≤ 30 June 2023).
MMR BROUGHTFORWARD captures children born 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024 and goes live Jan 2026.
3Y4M OLD SCHEDULE CATCHUP has no QOF overlap.

⚙️ How to Use Hippo and QOF Indicators Together

Option	Indicators To Choose (NB: within the same campaign)	Explainer
1) Comprehensive (Appropriate for Ambitious Practices)	Hippo ✅ 8 WEEK ✅ 12 WEEK ✅ 16 WEEK ✅ PRIMARY IMMS ✅ PRIMARY IMMS CATCHUP ✅ 1Y IMMS ✅ 1Y IMMS CATCHUP ✅ 18M MMR ✅ RUNOFF 3Y4M MMR and DTaP ✅ MMR BROUGHTFORWARD ✅ 3Y4M OLD SCHEDULE CATCH UP QOF ✅ VI001 ✅ VI002 ✅ VI003	Invites anyone up to the age of 9 years old (inclusive) who is due for a vaccine. Hippo indicators reflect the new MMR guidelines. QOF indicators can be live within the same campaign if desired, but they are fully addressed by the Hippo indicators.
2) Standard (Appropriate for Most Practices)	Hippo ✅ 8 WEEK ✅ 12 WEEK ✅ 16 WEEK ✅ PRIMARY IMMS ❌ PRIMARY IMMS CATCHUP ✅ 1Y IMMS ❌ 1Y IMMS CATCHUP ✅ 18M MMR ✅ RUNOFF 3Y4M MMR and DTaP ✅ MMR BROUGHTFORWARD ❌ 3Y4M OLD SCHEDULE CATCH UP QOF ✅ VI001 ✅ VI002 ✅ VI003	Invites anyone up to the age of 5 years old (inclusive) who is due for a vaccine. Hippo indicators reflect the new MMR guidelines. QOF indicators should be live within the same campaign to ensure all patients up to 5 years old (inclusive) are covered.
3) QOF Only	Hippo ❌ 8 WEEK ❌ 12 WEEK ❌ 16 WEEK ❌ PRIMARY IMMS ❌ PRIMARY IMMS CATCHUP ❌ 1Y IMMS ❌ 1Y IMMS CATCHUP ❌ 18M MMR ❌ RUNOFF 3Y4M MMR and DTaP ❌ MMR BROUGHTFORWARD ❌ 3Y4M OLD SCHEDULE CATCH UP QOF ✅ VI001 ✅ VI002 ✅ VI003	Follows QOF indicators only and does not reflect new guidelines around MMR.
4) Catch Up Only	Hippo ❌ 8 WEEK ❌ 12 WEEK ❌ 16 WEEK ❌ PRIMARY IMMS ✅ PRIMARY IMMS CATCHUP ❌ 1Y IMMS ✅ 1Y IMMS CATCHUP ❌ 18M MMR ❌ RUNOFF 3Y4M MMR and DTaP ❌ MMR BROUGHTFORWARD ✅ 3Y4M OLD SCHEDULE CATCH UP QOF ❌ VI001 ❌ VI002 ❌ VI003	Only invites patients who are significantly overdue for vaccines.

🧠 Quick Summary

Hippo recalls are triggered by current age, not QOF years.
QOF indicators remain valuable for performance reporting.
Together they provide comprehensive coverage — Hippo for proactive recall, QOF for QOF achievement.

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