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Dementia

Commons · Question 36984 · Tabled 10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle dementia cases which could be (a) prevented and (b) delayed by addressing modifiable risk factors.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 18 Mar 2025

For most people, their local general practice surgery is the first port of call when a health problem starts, so excellent primary care is the key to unlocking timely diagnosis of progressive health conditions like dementia.The NHS Health Check aims to pr...