Annual Review for Dementia (Percentage of Patients Diagnosed With Dementia Whose Care Plan Has Been Reviewed in the Preceding 12 Months

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Publishing Organisation
Dementia related indicators in UK Quality and Outcomes Framework
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Person-Centred Care

Defining Attributes

Definition

The percentage of patients diagnosed with dementia whose care plan has been reviewed in the preceding 12 months.

Numerator

(2022-23, 2023-24) Number of patients diagnosed with dementia whose care plan has been reviewed in the preceding 12 months (2021-22) Number of patients diagnosed with dementia whose care plan has been reviewed in a face-to-face review in the preceding 12 months.

Denominator

Number of patients diagnosed with dementia.

Exclusions

Individuals who are considered unsuitable for treatment, or who are newly registered with the practice or newly diagnosed, or who make an informed dissent.

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Regions, ICB level, GP practice level,

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Collected automatically from GP clinical systems by the General Practice Extraction Service (GPES) and reported to Calculating Quality Reporting Service.

Frequency of Data Collection
Monthly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
30
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/quality-and-outcomes-framework-guidance-for-2023-24/ Kasteridis, P., Mason, A. R., Goddard, M. K., Jacobs, R., Santos, R., & McGonigal, G. (2015). The influence of primary care quality on hospital admissions for people with dementia in England: a regression analysis. PLoS ONE, 10(3), e0121506. doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121506

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
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025