Dementia: Diagnosis
Commons · Question 116433 · Tabled 26 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people with dementia are able to access a timely diagnosis.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 9 Mar 2026
We remain committed to recovering the dementia diagnosis rate to the national ambition of 66.7%. The estimated dementia diagnosis rate for patients aged 65 years old and over at the end of January 2026 was 66.1%.To support recovery of the dementia diagnos...