Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 36984

Dementia

Tabled: 10 March 2025
Answered: 18 March 2025

Question

Joe Robertson

ConservativeIsle of Wight East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle dementia cases which could be (a) prevented and (b) delayed by addressing modifiable risk factors.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
For most people, their local general practice surgery is the first port of call when a health problem starts, so excellent primary care is the key to unlocking timely diagnosis of progressive health conditions like dementia.The NHS Health Check aims to pr...

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