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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(20 February 2026)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data collection exists on the outcomes of people with a dementia diagnosis in care home settings.

Asked by:
Maya Ellis (Labour)

Answer

NHS England collects and publishes data about people with dementia registered at each general practice (GP) in England. Dementia diagnosis counts are published with ethnicity and age breakdowns, prescriptions of anti-psychotic medications, and record of receiving a care plan review. Diagnosis rates are calculated by comparing recorded diagnoses to estimated dementia prevalence.

From April 2023 data has also been collected on counts of patients on the GP’s dementia register which are aggregated into the following residential types:

- residential care home;

- nursing home;

- private residence;

- no permanent address;

- other residential type; and

- inconclusive residential type.


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