PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Dementia: Research (13 February 2020)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the potential merits of using dementia research funding to investigate best practice in dementia care.

Asked by:
Dame Siobhain McDonagh (Labour)

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is funded through the Department to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research.

Sharing best practice is key to this mission, with applications judged against a number of factors including the ability of the funder to involve patients, carers and the public in order to improve the reach, quality and impact of research.

The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including dementia care.

Answered by:
Helen Whately (Conservative)
2 March 2020