Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 27656

Dementia: Mental Health Services

Tabled: 30 January 2025

Answered: 4 February 2025

Named Day

Question

Luke Akehurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including Primary Progressive Aphasia in the list of conditions requiring nationally commissioned services.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

Primary progressive aphasia is a rare type of dementia where the recommended treatment is usually speech and language therapy, which is carried out by a speech and language therapist. NHS England is committed to delivering high quality care and support fo...

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