Proportion of Patients Identified as Potentially Having Dementia or Delirium Who Are Appropriately Assessed
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Publishing Organisation
National Health Service (NHS) England: Dementia Assessment and Referral data collection
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Setting-Specific Domain
Diagnosis
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of patients identified as potentially having dementia or delirium who are appropriately assessed
Numerator
Number of above patients reported as having had a diagnostic assessment including investigations
Denominator
Number of above patients with a clinical diagnosis of delirium or who answered positively on the dementia case finding question
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Service
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
NHSD Strategic Data Collection Service (using the pre-defined dementia upload file)
Frequency of Data Collection
Monthly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
30
Reporting Methods
Online on NHS England (discontinued)
Reporting Frequency
Monthly
Reporting Frequency in Days
30
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes
Source and Reference Attributes
Link to Measurement Tools
Domain
Not Assigned
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
Can the Quality Indicator be Readily Implemented at a Population Level in Australia Given its Current Data Landscape?
Implementation of this quality indicator was not assessed.
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025
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Date Modified 11 June 2026