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Baroness Murphy (CB)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 3 June 2026

Debate

Alzheimer’s Disease: Diagnosis and Access to Experimental Drugs

Contribution

Does the Minister agree that while the current generation of drugs is not very efficacious—and, sadly, more research recently has demonstrated that it is not terribly good—the most important reason for early diagnosis, as we have said, is to get the services in that people need? We are talking about nearly 1 million people now, and usually the GP is not the person who diagnoses—it is usually the home help or the person next door. We need rapid access for people to be able to get assistance to get the diagnosis they need—otherwise, we will never get anywhere near medication.

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