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Dementia: Nurses

Asked by Chris BlooreLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 5 November 2024UIN 11382

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of specialist dementia nurses working in Acute Trusts.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

NHS England does not hold this information centrally. The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs). NHS England would expect ICBs to commission services based on local population needs, taking account of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guidelines.

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