Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 13453
Dementia: Diagnosis
Tabled: 11 November 2024
Answered: 18 November 2024
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of dementia diagnosis times; and what steps his Department is taking to improve diagnosis rates.
Answer
Stephen KinnockWe are committed to improving dementia diagnosis rates and recovering them to the national ambition for two thirds of people with dementia to have a formal diagnosis.NHS England has funded an evidence-based improvement project to fund two trusts in each r...
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