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Alzheimer's Disease: Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of novel treatments on the unpaid care costs associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
4 Mar 2026
Target answer date
9 Mar 2026
Answer
12 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of novel treatments on the unpaid care costs associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

  2. 9 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body that develops recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new licensed medicines should be routinely funded by the NHS based on an assessment of clinical a...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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