Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients in London are on the Quality and Outcomes Framework dementia register; and what the raw prevalence rate for dementia in London is.
Information on the number of patients recorded on the Quality and Outcomes Framework dementia register in London, and the estimated prevalence rate for dementia in London, are given in the table below. The data provided is for the latest reporting year, 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017, and covers all general practices that participated in the Quality and Outcomes Framework.
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Region name | Register (count) | Prevalence (%) |
London | 49,017 | 0.51 |
Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework, England, 2016-17, NHS Digital