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<p>There are currently no plans to develop a specific strategy for prisoners with
dementia.</p><p> </p><p>The Challenge on Dementia 2020 sets out the Government’s ambition
to follow up timely diagnosis with greater access to support for people with dementia,
increase public awareness and create more dementia friendly public and private organisations
and communities across all settings.</p><p> </p><p>Health services in prisons are
commissioned by NHS England and implementing specialist dementia services across appropriate
prison settings is one of its commissioning intentions for 2017-18.</p>
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