Publication, Part of Primary Care Dementia Data
Primary Care Dementia Data, May 2023
Official statistics
Summary
NHS England collect and publish data about people with dementia at each GP practice in England, to enable NHS GPs and commissioners to make informed choices about how to plan their dementia services around patients’ needs.
The publication includes the rate of dementia diagnosis. As not everyone with dementia has a formal diagnosis, this statistic compares the number of people thought to have dementia with the number of people diagnosed with dementia, aged 65 and over. Where current monthly data for a GP practice is unavailable, the most recent data available are used (up to a maximum of 6 months).
Prior to October 2022, dementia data were collected via the dementia data core contract service and published as the "Recorded Dementia Diagnoses" series.
The "Primary Care Dementia Data" publication series supersedes the "Recorded Dementia Diagnoses" series. Data for the period April 2022 – October 2022 were collected under both services, but the data are not comparable. This is due to the retrospective application of codes to patient records and changes in patient registration, as well as differences in coverage and the specification of several the counts.
Refer to the ‘Related Links’ for the data quality page where details on these changes can be found.
Key Facts
Recorded dementia diagnosis
461,340 people had a recorded diagnosis of dementia on 31 May 2023, an increase of 822 patients since 30 April 2023
Diagnosis rate in those aged 65 and over
63.1% of patients aged 65 or over who are estimated to have dementia, had a recorded diagnosis of dementia on 31 May 2023, a decrease from 63.2% on 30 April 2023
Medication reviews
52,350 (11.3%) of those with a recorded diagnosis of dementia on 31 May 2023 had their medication reviewed in the preceding 12 months
Resources
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