PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Memory Clinics: Waiting Lists (18 October 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking with NHS England to reduce backlogs in Memory Assessment Services.
Asked by:
Sir Alan Campbell (Labour)
Asked by:
Sir Alan Campbell (Labour)
Answer
In 2021/22, the Government made £17 million available to clinical commissioning groups to address dementia waiting lists and increase the number of diagnoses. This included identifying areas of good practice in dementia diagnosis, and provision of pre and post diagnostic support, which will be shared with dementia clinical networks and stakeholders.
Answered by:
Helen Whately (Conservative)
31 October 2022
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