Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 115233

Dementia: Diagnosis

Tabled: 23 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

LabourSuffolk Coastal

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential causes of dementia diagnosis rates on trends in the level of such diagnosis rates in rural constituencies; and what support is provided to improve acces

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
We remain committed to recovering the dementia diagnosis rate to the national ambition of 66.7%. To support recovery of the dementia diagnosis rates and implementation of the Dementia Care Pathway, we have developed a memory service dashboard for manageme...

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