Dementia: Diagnosis

(asked on 11th May 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure people living with undiagnosed dementia are supported to (a) understand and (b) recognise potential dementia symptoms.


Answered by
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Gillian Keegan
Secretary of State for Education
This question was answered on 17th May 2022

The NHS Health Check for adults in England aged 45 to 74 years old is designed to identify early signs of stroke, kidney disease, heart disease, type 2 diabetes or dementia. Since 2018, dementia risk reduction has been incorporated in the NHS Health Check to increase dementia awareness and motivate people to make positive changes to reduce their risks. In addition, those aged 65 years old and over are made aware of the signs and symptoms of dementia and guided to memory clinics.

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