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Parliamentary QA

Community Mental Health Masterplan and National Mental Health Blueprint

6 January 2020

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

To ask the Minister for Health (a) what is the prevalence and incidence of dementia in Singapore over the past five years; (b) whether our health services are adequately resourced to manage dementia patients given our ageing population; and (c) what has been the progress in the establishment of dementia-friendly communities.

To ask the Minister for Health (a) what lessons are learnt from the implementation of the Community Mental Health Masterplan (CMHM) and National Mental Health Blueprint (NMHB); (b) whether these lessons will influence the next CMHM and NMHB; (c) whether the Ministry will consider running public consultations for these plans; and (d) whether the Ministry will consider distinguishing dementia from mental health conditions under the plans, since they each require different strategies, treatment and support to be dealt with.

Written Answer