| answer text |
<p>We have noted the recent Alzheimer’s Society report. We are committed to publishing
a Green Paper on adult social care at the earliest opportunity, setting out proposals
for reform. One aspect of the dementia fund proposals was related to personal health
budgets. Within Universal Personalised Care, we committed to exploring possible new
rights to have personal health budgets in a further five areas across 2019-20, including
dementia.</p><p>We continue to work with our partners to deliver in full the Challenge
on Dementia 2020, which includes commitments to improve awareness of dementia. There
are now more than 2.8 million people that are dementia friends and 365 areas in England
have committed to become Dementia Friendly Communities.</p><p>The Challenge on Dementia
2020 sets out the ambition for two thirds of people with dementia to receive a formal
diagnosis. This has been achieved nationally. Our focus now is on reducing the variation
in local diagnosis rates, and NHS England have published guidance and put programmes
in place to further improve the quality and timeliness of diagnosis across the country.</p><p>Information
on how much funding was spent on dementia care in Bexley, London and England is not
available centrally. NHS England allocates funding to clinical commissioning groups
(CCGs) which commission services on behalf of their local populations. It is for CCGs
to decide how best to use the funding allocated to them in line with local healthcare
needs and priorities, working with other local commissioners and organisations.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p>
|
|
