Hammersmith and Fulham local authority · 2024/25
Living with COPD
0.8%
GP patients with COPD.
COPD: QOF prevalence · Persons, All ages
England: 1.9% · 2024/25 — Lower than England
healthcards · Hammersmith and Fulham · 2024/25
What this means
About 2,844 patients registered with GP practices in Hammersmith and Fulham have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on their GP record. COPD is a long-term lung condition, mostly caused by smoking or long-term exposure to fumes and dust.
95% confidence interval: 0.8–0.9 %. Source denominator: 345,181 patients registered at GP practices in the area (Persons, All ages); not necessarily residents and not a survey sample.
Fingertips comparison: Lower than England England. Register prevalence, not age-adjusted.
Recent observations (Hammersmith and Fulham)
- 2021/22: 0.8%
- 2022/23: 0.8%
- 2023/24: 0.8%
- 2024/25: 0.8%
These points share an indicator, sex, age and period type. Source-method changes and overlapping pooled periods can limit comparisons; see the caveats.
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Source & provenance
- Indicator:
- COPD: QOF prevalence (ID 253)
- Source:
- NHS England, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF)
- Area:
- Hammersmith and Fulham (E09000013), Upper-tier local authority (post Apr 2023)
- Period:
- 2024/25; retrieved 2026-10-13 (distinct from reporting period)
- Population:
- Persons, All ages
Caveats
- Counts diagnosed patients registered at practices in the area, not necessarily area residents.
- Not age-adjusted; COPD rises steeply with age.
- Patients are assigned by GP practice location, not necessarily residence. The selected local-authority feed is 2024/25; it is not the newer national QOF release.
- Lower register prevalence can mean under-diagnosis.
Missing or suppressed values are never shown as zero — every card above passed validation with a real numeric value.