Dementia: Continuing Care

(asked on 8th January 2024) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people diagnosed with dementia in (a) Darlington constituency and (b) the rest of England are in receipt of continuing healthcare as of 8 January 2023.


Answered by
Helen Whately Portrait
Helen Whately
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 16th January 2024

NHS England does not collect data on how many individuals in receipt of NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) have a diagnosis of dementia. Assessment of CHC eligibility is based on a comprehensive assessment of care needs rather than any specific medical condition, disease or diagnosis.

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