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News update DEMENTIA Government publishes long awaited dementia strategy the number of people with dementia will double over the emory clinics staffed by care homes responsible for next 30 years and the cost of care Mspecialists to provide early improving the quality of care for and treatment is likely to triple. diagnosis and treatment in GP people with dementia Currently, direct costs of dementia practices is one of the initiatives s DEMENTIAADVISERSTOGUIDE to the NHS are approximately set out in the government’s first people with dementia and their £3.3 billion per year. ever national dementia strategy. families through the care and Of those who responded to the The government has also promised support system throughout their strategy, Alzheimer’s Society chief better care for the 570,000 people illness. Their role will be piloted executive, Neil Hunt, described with dementia in England through in the first year of the strategy it as ‘an ambitious national the appointment of dementia s WIDERPROVISIONOFOLDERPEOPLES rescue plan’, while Dr Andrew advisers and better training for community mental health teams McCulloch, chief executive of GPs to recognise the early to assess patients in care homes the Mental Health Foundation, symptoms of dementia. and to help limit the use http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Working with Older People Emerald Publishing

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Working with Older People , Volume 13 (2): 4 – Jun 22, 2009
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1366-3666
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DEMENTIA Government publishes long awaited dementia strategy the number of people with dementia will double over the emory clinics staffed by care homes responsible for next 30 years and the cost of care Mspecialists to provide early improving the quality of care for and treatment is likely to triple. diagnosis and treatment in GP people with dementia Currently, direct costs of dementia practices is one of the initiatives s DEMENTIAADVISERSTOGUIDE to the NHS are approximately set out in the government’s first people with dementia and their £3.3 billion per year. ever national dementia strategy. families through the care and Of those who responded to the The government has also promised support system throughout their strategy, Alzheimer’s Society chief better care for the 570,000 people illness. Their role will be piloted executive, Neil Hunt, described with dementia in England through in the first year of the strategy it as ‘an ambitious national the appointment of dementia s WIDERPROVISIONOFOLDERPEOPLES rescue plan’, while Dr Andrew advisers and better training for community mental health teams McCulloch, chief executive of GPs to recognise the early to assess patients in care homes the Mental Health Foundation, symptoms of dementia. and to help limit the use

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Published: Jun 22, 2009

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