Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 80278

Dementia: Care Homes

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 22 October 2025

Question

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

Conservative — Solihull West and Shirley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of mandating specialist dementia care homes to complete the Herbert Protocol for all residents with dementia.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The Herbert Protocol is a form that can provide the police and other emergency services with essential information about a person with dementia should they go missing.While this is not currently mandated, it is freely available for use online and can be c...

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