Quality Indicator Repository

Proportion of patients whose ability to perform personal and instrumental activities of daily living was assessed as part of the diagnostic work-up.

Proportion of patients who have core blood tests undertaken as part of the diagnostic work-up.

Number of people with dementia (aged under 65 years) recorded on general practitioner (GP) practice registers, as a proportion of all people (aged under 65 years) registered at each GP practice.

The rate of persons aged 65 and older with a recorded diagnosis of dementia per person estimated to have dementia given the characteristics of the population and the age and sex specific prevalence rates of the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study II, expressed as a percentage with 95 percent confidence intervals.

Proportion of patients whose first appointment are within 90 days of referral to the diagnostic service.

Proportion of patients for whom a multi-professional team has been involved.

Investigation to diagnosis.

Proportion of patients who have multiple cognitive domains assessed as part of the diagnostic work-up.

Percentage of demented patients amongst number of referred.

The percentage of patients (aged 65+) with dementia as recorded on all open and active general practitioner (GP) practice disease registers. The recorded dementia prevalence provides an indication of the concentration, within a population, of the number of people aged 65 or older who have been diagnosed and who are now living with the condition. This indicator can be used to inform local service planning as to the scale of services required to provide treatment, care and support as needed, so those with dementia can live well with the condition.

Proportion of demented patients assessed with Instrumental Activities of Daily Living – Functional Assessment Questionnaire (IADL-FAQ) scale.

Proportion of demented patients assessed with Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE).

Proportion of demented patients where the aetiological diagnosis is determined.

Proportion of demented patients with a structural brain scan [computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)]

Proportion of demented patients with available results of all recommend blood tests.

Proportion of patients assessed for depressive symptoms.

Proportion of patients evaluated within 90 days.

Proportion of patients for whom functionality in daily life is mapped.

Proportion of patients from whom information was collected from relatives.

Proportion of patients of whom information about neuropsychiatric symptoms is collected.

Proportion of patients who had an examination for a somatic symptom disorder.

Proportion of patients who have had a computed tomography (CT)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the brain.

Proportion of patients who have undergone a structured functional and activity assessment as a basis for diagnosis.

Proportion of people who underwent a basic dementia investigation (defined as completing MMSE-SR/RUDAS-S/MoCA, clock test, blood samples and CT or MRI).

Proportion of patients whose health requirements for driving licenses have been assessed.