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Tag Archives: NHS Digital (Formerly the Health and Social Care Information Centre)
National Dementia Diagnosis Statistics for England (NHS Digital)
Summary Statistical information on recorded dementia diagnosis rates (DDRs) continues to be published monthly by NHS Digital, formerly the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). “68.7% of those aged over 65 estimated to have dementia, have a coded diagnosis … Continue reading
Posted in Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Antipsychotic Prescribing in Primary Care, Antipsychotic Prescribing Statistics, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework, CCGs, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Clinical Commissioning Regions, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Diagnosis Rates, Dementia Diagnosis Rates (DDRs), Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support, Dementia Screening Debate, Diagnosis and Assessment, Early Diagnosis, Enhanced Services from GPs, Financial Incentives, GP Practices, NHS Digital, NHS Digital (Formerly the Health and Social Care Information Centre), NHS England CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework, Performance Incentives, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Quality Outcomes Framework: Dementia Diagnoses, Recorded Dementia Diagnoses, Recorded Dementia Diagnoses: Including the Earlier Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF) Recorded Dementia Diagnoses, Recorded Dementia Diagnoses: Prescribing of Antipsychotic Medication (July 2019), Recorded Dementia Prevalence, Regional Dementia Prevalence, Regional Variations, Sub-National Recorded Dementia Prevalence, Support for Improving Dementia Diagnosis Rates, Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships, Target-Driven Priorities, Timely Diagnosis
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Dementia Diagnosis Rates in England (NHS Digital / NHS England)
Summary NHS Digital – formerly the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) – continues to release monthly statistical information on recorded dementia diagnoses Full Text Link Reference Recorded dementia diagnoses, June 2018. [Online]: NHS Digital, July 13th 2018. Background information on … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework, CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework (CCG IAF): Dementia Support Offer, CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework (CCGIAF), CCGs, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Clinical Commissioning Regions, Commissioning for Value, Dementia - Post-Diagnostic Support: UK Statistics, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Diagnosis Rates, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support, Dementia Screening Debate, Diagnosis and Assessment, Early Diagnosis, Enhanced Services from GPs, Financial Incentives, GP Practices, Improvements against dementia indicators: CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework, Incentives, NHS Digital, NHS Digital (Formerly the Health and Social Care Information Centre), NHS England CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework, NHS England’s Support Offers to CCGs (2018), Payment Systems and Incentives, Performance Incentives, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Quality Outcomes Framework: Dementia Diagnoses, Recorded Dementia Diagnoses, Recorded Dementia Diagnoses by 5 Year Age Bands for 65 Plus (June 2018): CCG Level, Recorded Dementia Diagnoses by Age Care Plans Referrals and Assessments (June 2018): GP Practice Level, Recorded Dementia Diagnoses by Ethnicity (June 2018): CCG Level, Recorded Dementia Diagnoses: Prescribing of Antipsychotic Medication (June 2018): CCG Level, Recorded Dementia Prevalence, Regional Dementia Prevalence, RightCare Dementia Care Pathway Scenarios, Sub-National Recorded Dementia Prevalence, Support for Improving Dementia Diagnosis Rates, System Incentives, Target-Driven Behaviour, Target-Driven Priorities, Timely Diagnosis
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NHS70: Some Recent Publications and Statistics (ONS / NHS Digital / BBC News / CQC)
Summary The National Health Service (NHS) was created seven decades ago today. Different organisations have marked this event in their own distinct ways. Two sets of brief statistical eye-openers. The first is from the Office for National Statistics: Full Text Link … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, CQC: Care Quality Commission, In the News, National, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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NHS Digital’s Dementia Diagnosis Data Now Includes Antipsychotic Drugs Prescribing Rate for Dementia Patients (NHS Digital)
Summary NHS Digital dementia statistics, as published in the now expanded version the monthly Recorded Dementia Diagnoses report, indicate that 9.4% of patients with a recorded dementia diagnosis receive an antipsychotic medication prescription currently (i.e. based on data from the … Continue reading
Posted in Antipsychotics, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Updated Health Survey for England (BBC News / NHS Digital)
Summary More health statistics, in the form of the annual Health Survey for England, from NHS Digital. This poll of 10,000 people is used to monitor changes in the nation’s general health Full Text Link Reference Is England a healthy … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcohol Consumption, Alcohol Drugs and Tobacco, Anxiety, Anxiety and Depression, BBC Health News, Cigarette Smoking, Depression and Anxiety, Happiness, Health Survey for England, Health Survey for England (HSE), Irresponsible Drinking, Mental Health and Wellbeing, NHS Digital, NHS Digital (Formerly the Health and Social Care Information Centre), Obesity, Physical Inactivity, Prescription Medicines, Sedentary Behaviour, Sedentary Lifestyles, Self-Confidence, Sleep Disturbance, Tobacco Consumption
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Recent Information on Restraint in Mental Health Trusts, Plus Statistics on Other Safeguarding Topics (BBC News / NHS Digital)
Summary Freedom of information requests made by the Liberal Democrats have revealed that the use of restraint by mental health trusts in England has increased yearly since 2013, despite repeated calls over recent years for restraint to be minimised. It … Continue reading
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