Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 86017

Dementia: GP Surgeries

Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 10 November 2025

Question

Tom Morrison

Liberal DemocratCheadle

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to provide funding for specialist dementia leads within GP surgeries.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guideline NG97 recommends that individuals should be referred to a specialist dementia diagnostic service, such as a memory clinic or community old age psychiatry service, if reversible causes...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 86017) →