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Publication, Part of

Recorded Dementia Diagnoses June 2019

Official statistics

Publication Date:
11 Jul 2019
Geographic Coverage:
England
Geographical Granularity:
GP practices, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships, Clinical Commissioning Regions
Date Range:
Snapshot on 30 Jun 2019
Page contents

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.

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

Last edited: 26 September 2023 12:45 pm