Dementia

Table showing data sources on dementia
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Dementia projections

People with dementia require substantial care, particularly social care. Their numbers are predictable from simple calculations applied to population projections. This indicator provides projected numbers of dementia sufferers.

Mental Health Observatory

Number of residential and nursing home establishments providing services for people with dementia

Database of care homes, with additional information on specialism (including dementia), quality ratings, locality and capacity of establishment.

Care Quality Commission

P01012 Care review amongst patients with dementia: percent, all ages, annual, P

Proportion of patients diagnosed with dementia whose care has been reviewed in the previous 15 months.

Care Reviews help ensure high standards of primary health care and treatment delivered to NHS patients diagnosed with dementia The face to face dementia review should focus on support needs of the patients and their carers. As the illness progresses, and more agencies are involved, the review should additionally focus on assessing the communication between health and social care and non-statutory sectors as appropriate, to ensure that potentially complex needs are addressed. Communication and referral issues highlighted in the review need to be followed up as part of the review process.

 

Health & Social Care Information Centre Indicator Portal 

Information can be found by using the search function for P01012. 

P01011 Prevalence: dementia: percent, all ages, annual, P

Proportion of patients with dementia in a GP registered population. This definition applies to all patients diagnosed with dementia either directly by the General Practitioner or through referral to secondary care.

Health & Social Care Information Centre Indicator Portal  

Information can be found by using the search function for P01011.    

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