Question follow-through · 1004
Dementia: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the department is taking to ensure early diagnosis for individuals with dementia.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 13 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 20 May 2026 · 7 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
13 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the department is taking to ensure early diagnosis for individuals with dementia.
18 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 May 2026
Answer published
To support recovery of the dementia diagnosis rates and implementation of the Dementia Care Pathway, we have developed a memory service dashboard for management information purposes. The aim is to support commissioners and providers with appropriate data ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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