Alzheimer s Poll Prepared on behalf of the Alzheimer s Society

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1 Alzheimer s Poll Prepared on behalf of the Alzheimer s Society Contents Methodology...2 Key findings...3 Data tables...4

2 Fieldwork Dates: 6 th February - 24 th March 2012 Data Collection Method: The survey was conducted online, with invitations to complete surveys sent out at random by to GPs across all regions of England. Population Sampled: All GPs in England. Sample Size: 382 Data Weighting: Data were weighted by region to the profile of all GPs. Targets for the weighted data were derived from mid-year population estimates taken from Primary Care Organisations Population Estimates (experimental), ONS, Mid Data were weighted by Mark Lovelace and analysed and presented by Patrick Briône and Charlotte Jee of Survation. For further information please contact; Damian Lyons Lowe Chief Executive Survation Ltd damian.lyonslowe@survation.com Survation are a member of The British Polling Council and abide by its rules: Survation Ltd Registered in England & Wales Number

3 Alzheimer s Poll: Key Findings Half of all practices definitely display the Worried about your memory? materials, though 32% of GPs do not know whether they do or not. Twice as many practices in the North (11%) were definitely not displaying as practices in the rest of the UK. GPs overwhelmingly thought that the leaflet would encourage people with memory concerns to visit their GP (82% Yes versus 4% No). 73% of GPs said that they felt the information in the material struck a responsible balance between informing people without making them overly concerned where no real symptoms exist, while 7% said it did not and 20% said Don t Know. When asked how they would like to access further information and resources from Alzheimer s Society, 71% said online, 41% said via print materials, 38% replied face-toface learning such as conferences and seminars, 11% said through the media, and 4% said publications (e.g. trade journals). 37% of GPs felt they had received sufficient basic training in diagnosis and management of dementia, although only 23% felt they had received sufficient post-qualification training in the area. 28% in each case felt they definitely had not received adequate basic or postqualification training, with GPs in the South of England reporting the highest level of dissatisfaction with training in both cases (33% for basic training, 34% for post-qualification training). When asked if there are any specific areas they would like further information on, 75% of GPs said management of behavioural symptoms of dementia, 54% said support for carers, 51% said information and support for people with dementia, 47% said available drug treatments and their effectiveness, 41% said initial assessment and referral and 39% said the dementia pathway and my role in it. When asked what the barriers are to diagnosis, 66% of GPs said the stigma attached to mental health and dementia, 65% said many people with dementia do not present to General Practice, 53% replied a lack of support services for people following diagnosis, 35% said lack of training for GPs on dementia, 33% said a lack of suitable drug treatments, 23% replied no local memory clinic or long waits at the memory clinic. 88% of GPs agreed that there are benefits to an early diagnosis of dementia while 12% disagreed. Of those that agreed that there are benefits to an early dementia diagnosis, 84% said that it gives you time to plan for the future, 78% said access to treatments, 74% replied helping to improve quality of life, and 69% said access to care pathways. When asked how confident they are about diagnosing someone with dementia or Alzheimer s disease, 79% said confident to some extent- with 22% saying confident and 58% saying fairly confident. 15% replied that they are not confident. When asked whether they tell their patients about the support they can receive from Alzheimer s Society, 13% of GPs said all the time, 33% replied often, 28% said sometimes, 20% said rarely and 6% replied never. Prepared on behalf of Alzheimer s Society

4 Alzheimer's Poll Fieldwork: 6th February - 24th March 2012 Table 1 Counts/Column % Q1: Your practice may receive mailings of 'Worried about your memory?' materials three times a year. Does your practice display these materials? Total Unweighted Base Weighted Base Yes % 40% 54% 48% 55% No % 11% 5% 4% 6% Don't know My practice does not receive Worried about your memory? materials 32% 38% 31% 34% 26% % 11% 10% 15% 12%

5 Table 2 Counts/Column % Q2: Do you think that the campaign leaflet would encourage people to visit their GP if they had memory concerns? Total Unweighted Base Weighted Base Yes % 83% 76% 80% 90% No % 3% 9% 3% 0% Don't know % 14% 15% 16% 10%

6 Table 3 Counts/Column % Q3: Do you think that the information in the material strikes a responsible balance between informing people to action where necessary, without making them overly concerned where no real symptoms exist? Total Unweighted Base Weighted Base Yes % 81% 70% 68% 69% No % 2% 10% 6% 9% Don't know % 17% 19% 26% 22%

7 Table 4 Counts/Column % Q4: If we were to further develop our dementia resources for GPs, how would you like to access that information? (please tick a maximum of two) Total Unweighted Base Weighted Base Online (website, e-learning and ) Publications (trade journals, charity publications) Print materials (leaflets or information sheets) 71% 76% 71% 70% 66% % 6% 1% 1% 6% % 41% 42% 37% 40% Media (national press and broadcast) % 14% 10% 8% 9% Face-to-face learning (conferences, seminars and workshops) 38% 36% 41% 39% 37% Other % 3% 1% 6% 0%

8 Table 5 Counts/Column % Q5: Do you feel that you were given sufficient basic training in diagnosis and management of dementia? Total Unweighted Base Weighted Base Yes % 31% 42% 44% 33% To some extent % 33% 24% 27% 26% No % 27% 28% 24% 33% Don't know % 9% 6% 5% 8%

9 Table 6 Counts/Column % Q6: Do you feel that you have had sufficient post-qualification training in diagnosis and management of dementia? Total North East London South Total Unweighted Base Weighted Base Yes % 30% 19% 13% 24% To some extent % 41% 48% 55% 32% No % 22% 30% 27% 34% Don't know % 7% 4% 5% 11%

10 Table 12 Counts/Column % Q7: Are there any specific areas you would like further information on? (tick all that apply) Total Unweighted Base Weighted Base Initial assessment and referral % 39% 44% 38% 40% The dementia pathway and my role in it Information and support for people with dementia Management of behavioural symptoms of dementia Available drug treatments and their effectiveness 39% 44% 39% 45% 31% % 55% 51% 55% 43% % 78% 77% 68% 69% % 54% 47% 45% 40% Support for carers % 55% 51% 59% 54% Other % 2% 8% 8% 9%

11 Table 13 Counts/Column % Q8: Currently only 40% of people with dementia ever receive a diagnosis What in your opinion are the barriers to diagnosis? (tick all that apply) Total Unweighted Base Weighted Base Dementia is not important Many people with dementia do not present to General Practice No local memory clinic/long waits at the memory clinic Lack of training for GPs on dementia A lack of support services for people following diagnosis 1% 1% 1% 0% 3% % 72% 70% 68% 47% % 13% 34% 8% 25% % 30% 41% 27% 36% % 45% 59% 53% 53% A lack of suitable drug treatments The stigma attached to mental health and dementia 33% 32% 37% 31% 31% % 68% 66% 66% 64% Other % 13% 11% 12% 19%

12 Table 14 Counts/Column % Q9: Do you think there are benefits to an early diagnosis of dementia? Total Unweighted Base Weighted Base Yes % 90% 89% 85% 86% No % 10% 11% 15% 14%

13 Table 15 Counts/Column % Q10: If Yes to Q9, what are they? Total Unweighted Base Weighted Base Access to treatments % 78% 77% 78% 77% Access to care pathways % 68% 64% 73% 77% Time to plan for the future % 88% 87% 81% 73% Helping to improve quality of life % 74% 77% 83% 63% There is no benefit in receiving a dementia diagnosis 1% 3% 0% 0% 0% Other % 12% 6% 9% 10%

14 Table 16 Counts/Column % Q11: How confident are you about diagnosing someone with dementia or Alzheimer's disease? Total Unweighted Base Weighted Base Confident % 17% 26% 22% 22% Fairly confident % 59% 54% 54% 64% Not confident % 15% 19% 20% 8% Don't know % 9% 1% 4% 6%

15 Table 16 Counts/Column % Q12: Do you tell your patients about the support they can receive from the Alzheimer's Society? Total Unweighted Base Weighted Base All the time % 10% 14% 14% 14% Often % 31% 34% 38% 33% Sometimes % 30% 30% 28% 25% Rarely % 22% 19% 16% 19% Never % 7% 3% 4% 8%