By using Greater Manchester’s advanced data tools Dementia United and the Greater Manchester Data, Insight and Intelligence team are aiming to create clear and useful insights that improve care and outcomes for people living with dementia and delirium across the region.
The Greater Manchester dementia data dashboard and the delirium emergency admissions dashboard have both been developed to provide a comprehensive, real-time view of dementia and delirium care across the region.
They integrate data from primary care, memory assessment services and secondary care and include emergency hospital data where delirium is identified.
One of the dashboards’ most impactful features is the integration of data across services. By mapping patient journeys from diagnosis to ongoing care, these dashboards support continuity of care and ensure that health and care professionals can understand where and how individuals interact with the system.
The dementia data dashboard is fully automated, new data is published and updated in real time without the need for manual entry. This ensures users always access the most current insights.
Both dashboards are hosted on the GM Intelligence Hub, which houses a wide range of health intelligence tools to support evidence-based decisions across Greater Manchester.
How to access the dashboards
- Visit the GM ADSP main link
- Log in using your work (not personal) email address
- Multi-Factor Authentication is required for security
- Once logged in, you can: Use the search bar (e.g., type “dementia” or “delirium”) or navigate through the category menus to find the latest dashboards
Our priorities for 2025
- To fully establish a dementia data dashboard for Greater Manchester to inform good practice models & pathways, and to support quality improvement across Greater Manchester.
- Develop the memory assessment services dashboard.
- Memory assessment services play a key role in supporting people with dementia. We’re working with Pennine Care Foundation Trust to include memory assessment services data in our dashboards, improving our understanding of dementia needs and shaping care plans.
- Map patient pathways for delirium admissions. We’re studying how patients move through the healthcare system during and after a hospital stay for delirium, focusing on:
- Admissions and discharges, particularly for people in care homes.
- Annual updates on GP coded delirium data with teams in Wigan and Trafford.
- Linking population data to hospital admission rates to understand how common delirium is.
- Highlighting primary and secondary delirium diagnoses during hospital visits.
- Including cases of delirium linked with dementia, using NHS data from the National Dementia Programme.
Moving Forward
By working together and using advanced tools, we’re committed to providing valuable insights that will improve dementia and delirium care across Greater Manchester. A big thank you to all our partners and stakeholders for supporting this important work.
