Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has held with the devolved administrations on the standard of care provided for dementia patients across the UK.

A meeting of officials was held on 25 September 2014 to exchange information on current dementia care practice throughout the United Kingdom. The meeting was chaired by the National Clinical Director for Dementia for England, Professor Alistair Burns, with representatives present from the Department of Health, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Assembly and the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for Northern Ireland. Future meetings are planned to take place every six months, with information exchanged on any key developments in between meetings.