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Burnham pressed to adopt cancer-style dementia waiting targets

Senior health figures back an 18-week referral-to-treatment standard for dementia diagnosis and care in England.

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What to know

  • The Alzheimer's Society and major health figures are urging PM Burnham to set an 18-week referral-to-treatment target for dementia diagnosis, modeled on existing cancer care standards that have been in place since 2000.
  • Social Care Minister McGovern voiced support for the proposal; the government has committed to appointing a dementia tsar and publishing a service framework by year-end, but Burnham says he will wait for Baroness Casey's broader social care recommendations before deciding on implementation.
  • About 1 million people currently live with dementia in the UK, a figure expected to rise to 1.4 million by 2040, highlighting the scale of the challenge.

“how dementia can be put on a level playing field with other conditions, for example by setting national standards for dementia diagnosis, including an 18‑week referral‑to‑treatment target”

Baroness Louise Casey, Social care reviewer · BBC News ↗

Andy BurnhamAndy Burnham Prime Minister of the UKAlison McGovernAlison McGovern Social Care MinisterBaroness Louise Casey Leading major review of adult social careProfessor Sir Mike Richards Former NHS national cancer directorAlzheimer's Society Advocacy organization

Burnham pressed to adopt cancer-style dementia waiting targets
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    Burnham returns from compassionate leave; father Roy had Alzheimer's

    Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who cancelled his engagements earlier in the week following the death of his father Roy (who had Alzheimer's disease), returned from compassionate leave saying his father would have wanted him back at work to advance social care changes.

    “back out there to bring forward the changes that he always pushed me to make…”
    — Andy Burnham
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      # BBC # News Andy Burnham urged to set dementia waiting-time target

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  2. background

    Baroness Casey calls for immediate dementia mission equivalent to cancer strategy — Baroness Louise Casey, the social care reviewer, endorsed the proposal to emulate cancer care, saying the NHS and the health system have avoided confronting the dementia crisis and that a similar mission is needed now.

  3. background

    Mike Richards backs 18-week target as achievable with proper funding — Professor Sir Mike Richards, England's former national cancer director who led the introduction of cancer waiting-time targets in 2000, said an 18-week dementia referral-to-treatment target would be achievable but would require political initiative and extra funding.

  4. background

    McGovern endorses dementia target proposal at Alzheimer's Society conference — Social Care Minister Alison McGovern spoke at the Alzheimer's Society conference and expressed support for the report, describing the cancer-model approach as 'spot on' and highlighting the fragmentation patients face between health and social care.

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    Alzheimer's Society publishes report calling for 'cancer-style revolution' in dementia care

    The Alzheimer's Society and the King's Trust released a report proposing an 18-week referral-to-treatment target for dementia, describing current dementia care as being stuck in the 20th century and calling for a fundamental restructuring modeled on cancer services.

  6. background

    Burnham cites his father's Alzheimer's diagnosis as driver for social care reform — Prime Minister Andy Burnham publicly spoke about his father's dementia diagnosis and said it had influenced his drive to reform adult social care in England.

  7. background

    Baroness Casey writes to health secretary urging dementia diagnosis targets — Baroness Louise Casey, leading a major review of adult social care, wrote to then-Health Secretary Wes Streeting proposing that dementia be put on a level playing field with other conditions by setting national standards including an 18-week referral-to-treatment target.

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