Number of Patients Referred to a Memory Clinic for Formal Diagnosis Where Dementia Is Suspected
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Publishing Organisation
UK Directed Enhanced Service for facilitating timely diagnosis of and support for dementia, Dementia Identification Scheme
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Diagnosis
Defining Attributes
Definition
Number of patients referred to a memory clinic for formal diagnosis where dementia is suspected,
Numerator
Number of patients referred to a memory clinic for formal diagnosis where dementia is suspected,
Denominator
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
Manual data entry into the Calculating Quality Reporting Service (CQRS)
Frequency of Data Collection
Quarterly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
91
Reporting Methods
Not publicly available (reporting mainly used for payment purposes)
Reporting Frequency
Quarterly
Reporting Frequency in Days
91
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
No
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025
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Date Modified 23 July 2025