Written questions

Dementia: Nurses

Commons · Question 11382 · Tabled 28 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 5 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Chris Bloore

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of specialist dementia nurses working in Acute Trusts.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 5 Nov 2024

NHS England does not hold this information centrally. The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs). NHS England would expect ICBs to commission services based on local population needs, taking...