To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of support available to families affected by dementia in (a) Slough and (b) the South East.
This answer is the replacement for a previous holding answer.
Answered on
28 September 2021
Through the Spending Review allocation, integrated care systems (ICS) in the South East region have received almost £3 million additional funding to reduce any backlog to memory assessment clinics resulting from the pandemic, with £205,000 specifically for Frimley ICS. This funding is also aimed at enhancing the support available for people waiting for an assessment following diagnosis.
Frimley ICS has advised NHS England and NHS Improvement that post-diagnosis support is widely available across their area and in Slough additional funding will be used to employ additional mental health practitioners to increase the capacity to conduct initial assessments.