Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of the early signs of dementia.

Since 2018, dementia risk reduction messaging has been incorporated into the NHS Health Check, which is offered once every five years to all eligible adults in England aged 40-74. This means that in addition to receiving advice on reducing their risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes, and referral for clinical management where appropriate, attendees of the NHS Health Check are made aware of the risk factors that influence their chance of developing dementia and are signposted to dementia services.

To improve access to the program, we are investing in new delivery models for the NHS Health Check, including nearly £17 million for the development and roll-out of an innovative new national digital NHS Health Check that will give people greater choice over where and when to have a check.

The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities currently has no plans for an awareness campaign about dementia for the Solihull constituency in the next 12 months.