PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Dementia: Health Services (10 October 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Alzheimer's Society's Left to Cope Alone report published in June 2022, whether it is her Department's policy that every person diagnosed with dementia should have guaranteed access to a dementia support worker or similar service.

Asked by:
Alex Davies-Jones (Labour)

The provision of dedicated dementia support and community link workers is determined locally. Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for services and support for people with dementia. NHS England expects ICBs to commission services which take into account relevant guidance, including the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guidelines and the Dementia Care Pathway, which sets out benchmarks to improve the delivery and quality of care and support.

Answered by:
Neil O'Brien (Conservative)
13 October 2022