Dementia: Ealing
(asked on 23rd June 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in the London Borough of Ealing who have been diagnosed with severe dementia or Alzheimer's Disease are currently in receipt of NHS continuing health care; and if he will make a statement.
This question was answered on 1st July 2015
The Department does not collect data on the number of people in receipt of NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC) who have been diagnosed with severe dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease.
Eligibility for NHS CHC is based on an individuals assessed needs. The diagnosis of a particular disease or condition is not in itself a determinant of eligibility.