Question reference: S5W-00959
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 22 June 2016
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Current status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 11 July 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers the delivery of post-diagnostic support for people with dementia to be a guarantee or a target.
Answer
The Scottish Government designed a national target to give effect to a guarantee that everyone newly diagnosed with dementia between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2016 will have received at least a year’s worth of post-diagnostic support, coordinated by a named link worker. This includes the development of a comprehensive and personalised care and support plan.