Written questions

Aphasia: Diagnosis

2026-05-17 · Department of Health and Social Care · 2435 · Official question

Adam Dance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England on improving diagnosis of Primary Progressive Aphasia.

Answer

As part of the merging of the Department and NHS England, colleagues from both organisations have established a joint team to develop the Modern Service Framework for Frailty and Dementia. The framework will seek to reduce unwarranted variation and narrow...