Mark Menzies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Menzies on 2014-06-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make available additional funding to improve care for people with dementia.

Norman Lamb

Improving dementia care is a priority for the Government, and the Prime Minister. On the 28 February, my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health announced his ambition for improving dementia care and support for people with dementia, their family and carers.

NHS England has identified around £90 million annually that is available nationally to the National Health Service to support timely diagnosis of dementia and to ensure that by 2015, two-thirds of people with dementia have a diagnosis and receive appropriate support following diagnosis.

The Department has committed to double funding for research for dementia by 2015.

The Department has also provided major funding to improve dementia care for the following:

– Dementia Friends programme, £2.4 million funded by Cabinet Office and the Department;

– Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) £54 million in April 2012 and £108 million in April 2013;

– Dementia Friendly Environments Capital Fund £50 million, October 2012;

– Dementia Awareness Campaign £3.2 million, September 2012;

– Dementia Workforce Development Fund for Social Care Staff (administered by Skills for Care) £2.4 million July 2012. In addition to this we have funded further Workforce Projects to the value of £1,640,000 since 2012-13 (£540,000 in 2012-13, £700,000 in 2013-14 and £400,000 planned for 2014-15);

– Breakthrough Innovation Challenge Prize £1 million announced, June 2012; and

– Social Services support to Memory Services £10 million, September 2011.