Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 111889

Dementia: Screening

Tabled: 9 February 2026

Answered: 18 February 2026

Question

Liz Jarvis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of expanding genetic for (a) the APOE4 gene and (b) other dementia-related risk factors in the NHS.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

The Pharmacogenomics and Medicine Optimisation NHS Genomic Network of Excellence convened a multidisciplinary meeting in November 2023 to support an impact assessment of potential testing for APOE-4 for prediction of risk of adverse events for lecanemab a...

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