Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) set a national target for dementia diagnosis rate and (2) set a referral-to-diagnosis standard for dementia, or include it in the same 18-week target as other conditions.

In developing the Modern Service Framework for Frailty and Dementia, we are engaging with a wide group of partners to understand what should be included to ensure the best outcomes for people living with dementia.

As part of this exercise, we will consider what interventions should be supported to improve diagnosis waiting times, which we know are too long in many areas. We are considering all options to help reduce variation, including reviewing metrics and targets.

The modern service framework will identify the best evidenced interventions that would support progress towards an outcome goal and set standards on how those interventions should be used.