Written questions

Alzheimer's Disease: Health Professions

Commons · Question 54181 · Tabled 21 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 2 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the proportion of Alzheimer's disease specialists compared to other G7 countries.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 2 Jun 2025

The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs). We expect ICBs to commission services based on local population needs, taking account of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guideli...