AQW 49238/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of people awaiting a first appointment for a neurology appointment in respect to dementia, in (i) 2022-23; (ii) 2024-25; (iii) 2025-26; and (iv) this year to date, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
Asked by David Honeyford MLA on 22 June 2026
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 22 June 2026
- Answer due by
- 7 July 2026
- Answered
- 22 July 202630 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
While neurologists are key specialists in diagnosing dementia, depending on the patient's age and specific symptoms, diagnoses can also be assessed by other specialists operating in other services.
In that context, all HSC Trusts have confirmed that current information systems would not identify if a first appointment was related to dementia.