Dementia diagnosis numbers increase

The number of people diagnosed with dementia has risen to 344,000 patients in 2013/14 – an increase of 62% over seven years.According the Health and Social Care Information Centre’s (HSCIC) first standalone report on the condition, the figures demonstrate government schemes to improve diagnosis rates appear to be working with the latest number representing an…

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