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Dementia: Health Services

Asked by Jenny Riddell-CarpenterLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 2 March 2026UIN 115231

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish a dementia strategy within the current Parliament.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

We will deliver the first ever Modern Service Framework for Frailty and Dementia 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. The commission is underway and phase one will report this year.

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

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