Dementia Prevalence CalculatorThe Dementia Prevalence Calculator presents an opportunity for all health communities to gain a better understanding of their local estimated prevalence of dementia in the community, and among people living in local care homes. Read more »
This information provides a useful illustration for GPs on how improving prevalence can make a big difference to QOF earnings even if they don’t manage to hit the target for maximum points. Read more »
This project will support dementia Link nurses in West Kent to work in primary care and proactively identify, diagnose, triage and assess people with dementia and provide appropriate prescribing and post diagnostic support. Read more »
This project aims to develop a more user-friendly care pathway for people living with dementia in Oxfordshire by providing easier access to assessment for early diagnosis and support within primary care settings. Read more »
Dementia diagnosis resource packThis resource pack sets out key steps for Commissioners, and key steps for General Practices to improving diagnosis, and diagnosis pathways. Read more »
NICE has launched a consultation on 14 proposed new indicators for the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) 2014/15 including four in the dementia clinical domain. Read more »
The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) rewards practices for the provision of ‘quality care’ and helps to standardise improvements in the delivery of clinical care. Practice participation in QOF is voluntary but most practices on General Medical Services (GMS) contracts, as well as many on Personal Medical Services (PMS) contracts, take part in QOF. It… Read more »
New figures have revealed an increase in the number of people being diagnosed with dementia in the South West. The number diagnosed rose by 2,200 in the last year from 28,000 to 30,200. Read more »
This paper published by the Centre for Health Economics at the University of York, investigates the relationship between patients’ primary care costs (consultations, tests and drugs) and their age, gender, deprivation and alternative measures of their morbidity and multimorbidity. Read more »
An NHS Bristol incentive scheme which has achieve over 50% sign up and from those practices, nearly 250 people were identified as having dementia and added to the registers. The biggest improvement was 37 people in one practice (2012-13). Read more »