Debates between Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Gillian Keegan during the 2019-2024 Parliament

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Debate between Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Gillian Keegan
Tuesday 19th April 2022

(2 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Bell Ribeiro-Addy Portrait Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Streatham) (Lab)
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T5. Since February 2020 my local borough of Lambeth has seen a 14% drop in dementia diagnosis. That means people are not getting the support that comes from diagnosis. We also know that so far none of the announced £8 billion backlog funding has been dedicated to addressing the stagnation of diagnosis rates. Can the Secretary of State explain what exactly he is going to do to make sure that people get diagnosed on time?

Gillian Keegan Portrait The Minister for Care and Mental Health (Gillian Keegan)
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The hon. Lady raises a very important question. We want a society in which every person with dementia and their families and carers receive high-quality, compassionate care from diagnosis through to end of life. We have provided £17 million this financial year to NHS England and NHS Improvement to increase the number of diagnoses. That funding was spent in a range of ways, including investing in the workforce to increase capacity in memory assessment services.