Summary
We collect and publish data about people with dementia at each GP practice, so that the NHS (GPs and commissioners) can make informed choices about how to plan their services around their patient’s needs.
This 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.
Highlights
Recorded dementia diagnosis rate
470,764 have a coded diagnosis of dementia as at 31 January 2020, a decrease of 2,126 since 31 December 2019
Diagnosis rate in those aged 65 and over
67.6% of those aged 65 or over estimated to have dementia have a coded diagnosis of dementia as at 31 January 2020. A decrease from 67.8% in December 2019
Medication reviews for people with a coded diagnosis of dementia
108,545 (23.1%) of those with a coded diagnosis of dementia at 31 January 2020 had their medication reviewed by a GP in the preceeding 12 months
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