Rheumatoid Arthritis: Diagnosis
(asked on 21st January 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the level of diagnosis for rheumatoid arthritis.
No specific assessment has been made of recent trends in the level of diagnosis for rheumatoid arthritis in England. In 2023/24, 0.8% of patients in England aged 16 years old and older had a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis recorded on the practice disease register. Therefore, there are estimated to be approximately 460,000 people with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis in England. This data is from the Fingertips data collection and is based on the Quality and Outcomes Framework, with further information available at the following link:
The percentage of patients with rheumatoid arthritis has remained fairly stable since the Fingertips data on rheumatoid arthritis was first collected in 2013/14. In 2013/14, 0.7% of patients in England aged 16 years old and older had a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis recorded on the practice disease register.