Question follow-through · 29653
Dementia
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to refine the NHS Health Check to better identify dementia brain health risks.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 6 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 12 Feb 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
6 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to refine the NHS Health Check to better identify dementia brain health risks.
11 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Feb 2025
Answer published
The NHS Health Check raises awareness of the actions people can take to reduce their risk of dementia and, for people aged 65 to 74 years old, the signs and symptoms of dementia, with signposting to memory services where appropriate. The Department will c...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Dementia: Medical Treatments
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Dementia: Medical Treatments
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Dementia: Diagnosis
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Mental Health Services: Rural Areas
21 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the will increase funding for mental health services in rural areas.
Nicotine: Smuggling
23 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle the sale of illegal nicotine pouches.
Electronic Cigarettes: Sales
2 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of penalties for the illegal sale of vaping products on those sales.
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10 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on when the rebuilding of (a) Whipps Cross Hospital and (b) Princess Alexandra Hospital will be completed.
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10 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to ensure all Integrated Care Boards have Fracture Liaison Services.
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Hospices: Contracts
15 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that hospice contracts adequately reflect the (a) cost of the services they provide and (b) needs of their local populations.
Hospices: Finance
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Hospices: Finance
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