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<p>The Government’s mandate to NHS England requires NHS England to deliver the actions
set out in the Challenge on Dementia 2020 Implementation Plan. The Implementation
Plan envisages that:</p><p>“In every part of the country people with dementia having
equal access to diagnosis as for other conditions, with an expectation that the national
average for an initial assessment should be 6 weeks following a referral from a GP
(where clinically appropriate), and that no one should be waiting several months for
an initial assessment of dementia.”</p><p>We have made great strides in delivering
the Challenge: this includes being above NHS England’s target for two thirds of people
living with dementia to receive a formal diagnosis. Our focus now is on reducing the
variation of local diagnosis rates and NHS England have programmes in place to further
improve the quality and timeliness of diagnosis.</p>
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