Publication, Part of Primary Care Dementia Data
Primary Care Dementia Data, October 2022
Official statistics
Summary
NHS Digital 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
427,176 patients had a recorded diagnosis of dementia on 31 October 2022, an increase of 3,755 patients since 30 September 2022.
Diagnosis rate in those aged 65 and over
62.6% of patients aged 65 or over who are estimated to have dementia had a recorded diagnosis of dementia on 31 October 2022, a decrease from 62.7% on 30 September 2022.
Medication reviews
130,515 (30.6%) of those with a recorded diagnosis of dementia on 31 October 2022 had their medication reviewed between 1 April 2022 and 31 October 2022.
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