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...