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 patients 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
As of June 2019:
Increase in Dementia Diagnoses
472,408 people have a coded diagnosis of dementia, an increase of 2,174 since May 2019 (470,234)
Medication Review by a GP Practice Within a 12 Month Period
22% of those with a recorded dementia diagnosis have received a medication review by a GP practice within the last 12 months
Prescription of Anti-psychotic Medication
9.4% of patients with a recorded diagnosis of dementia had a prescription of anti-psychotic medication in the preceding 6 weeks, up from 9.3% in May 2019
Source: NHS Digital
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