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Data descriptor

of

Dementia

from

Digitising Social Care Glossary, v0.0.3

Digitising Social Care

A chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning

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Data descriptor

of

Dementia

from

ASC Collections Data Dictionary (Beta v1.3)

NHS Digital

A chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning

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Value set

for

Dementia

from

CLD Guidance, release 1 (February 2023)

NHS England

This field can be answered for all clients in scope of the CLD collection. Dementia should be reported if diagnosed and relevant to care needs. For the purposes of this field, diagnoses of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) should not be included.

‘Unknown’ should be used where the client’s Dementia Status has not been recorded.

• Yes
• No
• Unknown

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