This section of the website provides information on the Dementia Assessment and Referral data collection which has been made mandatory since April 2013 for all NHS funded trusts providing acute services.

Background
This data collection reports on the number and proportion of patients aged 75 and over admitted as an emergency for more than 72 hours in England who have been identified as potentially having dementia, who are appropriately assessed and, where appropriate, referred on to specialist services. For 2015-16 the last part was replaced with have a care plan on discharge which meets agreed standards, but for 2016-17 the collection has reverted to the previous definition. For the first three years the collection was part of CQUIN, but for 2016-17 it has become part of the requirements of the standard contract.

Guidance
CQUIN Guidance 2013-14
CQUIN Guidance 2014-15
CQUIN Guidance 2015-16
Dementia Guidance 2016-17

Guidance on the data revisions policy can be found in the Statistics Code of Practice compliance section:
UNIFY Revisions Policy – October 2014

Data Publications
Data Publications for 2016-17
Data Publications for 2015-16
Data Publications for 2014-15
Data Publications for 2013-14

Contact Us
You can obtain further details about the statistics published in this section or comment on the section by emailing the team at the address below.
Email: england.dementia@nhs.net