Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what policies his Department has implemented to improve the dementia diagnosis rates of deaf British Sign Language users since 2010.

There has been no specific policy with regards to dementia diagnosis in relation to deaf British Sign Language users. However increasing diagnosis rates in general is a key priority in the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia.

NHS England has set the first ever national ambition to improve dementia diagnosis rates. By March 2015, our aim is that two-thirds of people with dementia receive a diagnosis and appropriate post diagnostic support.