Aphasia: Health Services
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which specialised neurology centres currently provide multidisciplinary team assessment and treatment for people with primary progressive aphasia.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock
This information is not held centrally. The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs). We expect ICBs to commission services based on local population needs, taking account of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.
Specialised neurology services are tertiary services providing diagnostic and treatment support to patients with complex needs who cannot be optimally managed in a core neurology service alone. These services must be delivered in all integrated neurology systems. This may be at specialised neurology centres or appropriately resourced district general hospitals as part of an integrated neurology system. Subspecialty level multidisciplinary teams and appropriate networked governance are required wherever these services are delivered.
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