Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 19 Sep 2025 | Updated: 0 days ago
Primary Care Dementia Data
Dataset
Documentation
Description:
NHS England collect and publish data about people with dementia at each GP practice in England, to enable NHS GPs and commissioners to make informed choices about how to plan their dementia services around patients’ needs.
The 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. Where current monthly data for a GP practice is unavailable, the most recent data available are used (up to a maximum of 6 months).
Prior to October 2022, dementia data were collected via the dementia data core contract service and published as the "Recorded Dementia Diagnoses" series.
Spatial Coverage:
England
Data Use Limitations:
NO RESTRICTION
Coverage
Spatial
Geographical Levels:
- local authority district
- region
Temporal
Start Date:
01 April 2022
Frequency:
MONTHLY
Provenance
Purpose:
To enable NHS GPs and commissioners to make informed choices about how to plan
their dementia services around patients’ needs.
Collection Situation:
GP Practices
Access and Governance
Usage
Data Use Requirements:
NO REQUIREMENTS
Access
Jurisdiction:
England
Data Controller:
NHS England
Format and Standards
Languages:
ENGLISH
Data Format:
- Unstructured text
- Database
Additional Information Governance
Confidentiality Risk:
Low risk
Availability Risk:
Low risk
Integrity Risk:
Low risk
Enrichment and Linkage
Related Datasets:
Origin
Name:
Data Catalogue