Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Alzheimer's Society's Left to Cope Alone report published in June 2022, what steps she is taking to ensure the 30,000 additional people awaiting a dementia diagnosis since March 2020 are diagnosed as soon as possible.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
In 2021/22, we made £17 million available to clinical commissioning groups to address dementia waiting lists and increase the number of diagnoses. NHS England is currently reviewing the final assurance reporting on the use of this funding, which was disbursed to systems in June 2021. This aims to identify areas of good practice in dementia diagnosis and provision of pre and post diagnostic support to share with dementia clinical networks and stakeholders in 2023.
Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has plans to hold discussions with representatives of (a) the Alzheimer's Society and (b) other dementia charities on the dementia diagnosis rate in England.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
There are no current plans to do so. However, Ministers and officials aim to meet regularly with charities on a range of issues.
Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were recruited into phase (a) one and (b) two clinical trials supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research for (i) dementia, (ii) cancer, (iii) stroke and (iv) coronary heart disease in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by James Morris
A table showing the number of participants recruited into phase one and two clinical trials supported by the National Institute for Health and Social Care Research’s Clinical Research Network for dementia, cancer, stroke and coronary heart disease in each of the last 10 years is attached.
Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Dementia Programme Board has met since the announcement of the 10-year plan for dementia on 17 May 2022.
Answered by Gillian Keegan - Secretary of State for Education
The Dementia Programme Board last met formally in March 2022. We are reviewing plans for dementia in England and further information will be available in due course.
Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the 10-year plan for dementia.
Answered by Gillian Keegan - Secretary of State for Education
We are reviewing plans for dementia in England and further information will be available in due course.
Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2022 to Question 283, on Dental Services: Finance, how many additional units of NHS dental activity have been provided by the additional £50 million of funding for NHS dentistry announced by the Government in January 2022.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
The data requested is not yet held centrally as dental contract holders submit claims for activity within 60 days. The data is then centrally validated to ensure accuracy. We anticipate the information will be available by the end of July.
Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2022 to Question 282, on Dental Services: Finance, how many dentists have provided NHS care funded by the additional £50 million for NHS dentistry announced by the Government in January 2022.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
The data requested is not yet held centrally as dental contract holders submit claims for activity within 60 days. The data is then centrally validated to ensure accuracy. We anticipate the information will be available by the end of July.
Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2022 to Question 281, on Dental Services: Bradford South, how many additional urgent care appointments have been delivered in Bradford South through the £50 million catch up funding for NHS dentistry announced by the Government in January 2022.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
The data requested is not yet held centrally as dental contract holders submit claims for activity within 60 days. The data is then centrally validated to ensure accuracy. We anticipate the information will be available by the end of July.
Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2022 to Question 280, on Dental Services: Emergencies, how many additional urgent care appointments have been delivered in (a) total and (b) each region through the £50 million catch up funding for NHS dentistry announced by the Government in January 2022.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
The data requested is not yet held centrally as dental contract holders submit claims for activity within 60 days. The data is then centrally validated to ensure accuracy. We anticipate the information will be available by the end of July.
Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16th May 2022 to Question 279 on Dental Services: Finance, how much and what proportion of the £50 million NHS dentistry catch up fund announced by the Government in January 2022 has been spent in (a) total and (b) each region.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
The data requested is not yet held centrally as dental contract holders submit claims for activity within 60 days. The data is then centrally validated to ensure accuracy. We anticipate the information will be available by the end of July.