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Dementia: Medical Treatments

Commons · Question 3359 · Tabled 20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 1 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his department is taking to improve the (a) prevention (b) timely diagnosis and (c) treatment of dementia.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 1 Jun 2026

The NHS Health Check, England’s cardiovascular disease prevention programme, aims to prevent heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and some cases of dementia among adults aged 40 to 74 years old. Through the check, people aged 65 to 74 years old should b...