Number of Patients on the Quality & Outcomes Framework (QOF) Dementia Register
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
Scotland
Publishing Organisation
Scotland Dementia Benchmarking Toolkit
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Diagnosis
Defining Attributes
Definition
Number of patients on the QOF dementia register
Numerator
Number of patients with a dementia diagnosis on the QOF dementia register
Denominator
Total number of patients on QOF register (list size)
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Data is from Quality & Outcomes Framework (QOF) dementia
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
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
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025