PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Dementia: Drugs (1 March 2021)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the results of the consultation on the increased prescription of anti-psychotics to people with dementia during the covid-19 outbreak.

Asked by:
Fleur Anderson (Labour)

NHS England and NHS Improvement continue to monitor the monthly data published by NHS Digital on the prescribing of antipsychotic medication for people diagnosed with dementia. No formal consultation has been undertaken. However, NHS England and NHS Improvement continue to have regular conversations with regional clinical network leads and local services to understand the patterns in prescribing and potential reasons for trends.

Answered by:
Helen Whately (Conservative)
9 March 2021