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Publication, Part of

Recorded Dementia Diagnoses October 2019

Official statistics

Publication Date:
19 Nov 2019
Geographic Coverage:
England
Geographical Granularity:
Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Regions, GP practices, Regions, Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships
Date Range:
Snapshot on 31 Oct 2019
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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.

Recorded dementia diagnosis rate

474,339 have a coded diagnosis of dementia as at 31 October 2019, a decrease of 4,100 since 30 September 2019

Diagnosis rate in those aged 65 and over

68.1% of those aged 65 or over estimated to have dementia have a coded diagnosis of dementia as at 31 October 2019. A decrease from 68.8% in September 2019

Medication reviews for people with a coded diagnosis of dementia

97,190 (20.5%) of those with a coded diagnosis of dementia at 31 October 2019, had their medication reviewed by a GP in the preceding 12 months

Find out more on our interactive dashboard

Last edited: 11 January 2024 1:20 pm