§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the provision of mental health services for older people for the treatment of manic depression. [96635]
§ Jacqui SmithThe national service framework (NSF) for older people has a standard, a service model and milestones to monitor progress against for the provision of health and social care services for older people with mental health problems.
Implementation of the NSF will ensure that older people with mental health problems, including those with manic depression, will receive the care and treatment they need.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have been diagnosed with pre-senile dementia in each of the last five years, broken down by age at diagnosis. [96637]
§ Jacqui SmithThe Department does not routinely collect such information.