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Dementia: Health Services

Asked by Rachael MaskellLabour (Co-op)Department of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 6 January 2026UIN 101432

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made in setting out a strategy on dementia.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

We will deliver the first ever Frailty and Dementia Modern Service Framework to deliver rapid and significant improvements in quality of care and productivity. This will be informed by phase one of the independent commission into adult social care, expected in 2026.

The Frailty and Dementia Modern Service Framework will seek to reduce unwarranted variation and narrow inequality for those living with dementia and will set national standards for dementia care and redirect National Health Service priorities to provide the best possible care and support.

We intend to engage with a range of partners over the coming months to enable us to build a framework which is both ambitious and practical, to ensure we can improve system performance for people with dementia both now and in the future.

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