PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Dementia: Diagnosis (10 October 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure people living with dementia in rural communities can access a timely diagnosis.
Asked by:
Alex Davies-Jones (Labour)
Asked by:
Alex Davies-Jones (Labour)
Answer
NHS England has commissioned the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities’ Dementia Intelligence Network to investigate the underlying variation in dementia diagnosis rates in targeted areas in England. This will include social and economic deprivation; rurality; demographic characteristics including age, ethnicity and educational attainment; and general health and life expectancy.
Answered by:
Neil O'Brien (Conservative)
13 October 2022
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