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Dementia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the accuracy and consistency of coding practices for young onset dementia across health systems.

answeredAdam DanceDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Apr 2026
Target answer date
14 Apr 2026
Answer
20 Apr 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the accuracy and consistency of coding practices for young onset dementia across health systems.

  2. 14 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    To strengthen both local and national insight into dementia care, enable clearer benchmarking, and support the delivery of more timely, targeted, and person-centred support, NHS England continues to monitor the monthly dementia diagnosis rate and analyse ...

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