Asked by: Simon Baynes (Conservative - Clwyd South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the benefit of music-based interventions in the care of people living with dementia.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department has commissioned research on living well with dementia from the National Institute for Health Research, which includes the methods and effectiveness of music therapy. NHS England and NHS Improvement have published guidance for social prescribing link workers to expand music prescriptions, which is available at the following link:
We will be setting out our strategy on dementia for England for future years in due course.
Asked by: Simon Baynes (Conservative - Clwyd South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to include in the National Dementia Strategy recognition of the benefits of music-based interventions in the care of people living with dementia.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department has commissioned research on living well with dementia from the National Institute for Health Research, which includes the methods and effectiveness of music therapy. NHS England and NHS Improvement have published guidance for social prescribing link workers to expand music prescriptions, which is available at the following link:
We will be setting out our strategy on dementia for England for future years in due course.
Asked by: Simon Baynes (Conservative - Clwyd South)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
What steps his Department is taking to reform mental health legislation.
Answered by Nadine Dorries
On 13 January we published our White Paper on reforming the Mental Health Act 1983. Our public consultation is open for a further week in which we are inviting views to ensure we develop the right proposals.
We will respond to this with a formal report which will inform the development of our planned Mental Health Bill.