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date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dementia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Government has to publish a new dementia strategy.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Neil Parish
uin	228483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>On 21 February 2015, the Prime Minister launched his new Challenge on Dementia 2020, which builds on the achievements of the Prime Minister’s challenge on dementia 2012-2015, the successor to the National Dementia Strategy 2009-2014. It sets out aspirations for dementia care, support, awareness and research to be transformed by 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>What happens from 2015/16 to 2020 will be determined by the next Government in the context of the Spending Review, however the expectation, subject to the outcome of the Spending Review, is to work with key stakeholders on the implementation on the vision to ensure that real and sustainable improvements are delivered for people with dementia, their carers and families.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 24/03/2015 16:37:42 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4072 label Biography information for Neil Parish

228158

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dementia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to ensure that family carers for dementia patients receive the training they need to care appropriately for them.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	228284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Through the Care Act, we have legislated to give carers new rights. Local authorities will be required to undertake carers’ assessments, based on the appearance of a need for support, the impact of caring on the carer, and the outcomes they wish to achieve, including engaging in work, education, training or recreation. For the first time, local authorities have a duty to meet carers’ eligible needs for support, which may include access to training to support them in their caring role.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister’s challenge on dementia 2020, published on 21 February 2015, recognises the vital role of carers of people with dementia and states that, by 2020, we would wish to see carers of people with dementia being made aware of and offered the opportunity for respite, education, training, emotional and psychological support so that they feel able to cope with their caring responsibilities and to have a life alongside caring.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We continue to support the Dementia Action Alliance’s Carers Call to Action and its vision, which includes for carers of people of dementia to have, among other things, access to expertise to be effective carers. We are also supporting the establishment of a new involvement network for family carers of people with dementia.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We also fund the Carers Direct service which includes web-based information and advice for all carers through NHS Choices, as well as a telephone helpline service through which carers can be signposted to information, which includes local sources of support who can advise on caring for people with specific conditions such as dementia.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In its action plan <em>Commitment to Carers</em>, NHS England has committed to support timely diagnosis of dementia, including support for carers. For example, the revised Dementia Enhanced Service, which is being introduced from March 2015, includes an offer of a health check for carers and signposting to relevant information, advice and support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 23/03/2015 17:22:24 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

228175

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dementia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the effect of recent social care budget changes on people with dementia.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Andy Burnham
uin	228280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Expenditure on adult social care and the future demand for services will be reviewed as part of the Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, over the current spending review period the Department allocated additional funding to local authorities, including a transfer from the National Health Service worth £1.1 billion a year in 2014/15, to be spent on social care with a health benefit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Spending on social care is ultimately a local decision made by individual councils.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Moreover, from April 2015, councils and the NHS will pool £5.3 billion of their local budgets to form the Better Care Fund. This will require local authorities and the NHS to work together, and engage local partners, including voluntary sector organisations. Local areas will be expected to use some of this to improve care for people with dementia.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 23/03/2015 17:25:27 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	1427 label Biography information for Andy Burnham