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Chichester-based charity Dementia Support will do" everything in its power" to reduce the
impact of the temporary closure of the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust's Dementia …

With as many as 1.7 million Brits projected to be diagnosed with dementia by 2051, and the
average cost of caring for those afflicted pegged at roughly£ 25 000 a year, it's no surprise …

Alzheimer's Support has seen referrals to its team of Dementia Advisers drop by two-thirds
during the coronavirus pandemic, with just 66 new cases referred during lockdown instead …

NHS Digital figures show that 4,438 older people in the county have a dementia diagnosis
but the number of those living with the condition is estimated to be around 8,711 and …

Around 900,000 people in the UK are living with dementia, recent research shows, with the
figure expected to rise to 1 million people in the next three years and 2 million by 2051 …

Will the UK of the future be a nation of people with dementia and no money to care for them?
Or can we meet the challenge posed by an ageing population with improved diagnosis of …

Services for people with dementia should be accorded the same priority as services for
cancer and coronary heart disease, with a national director, or tsar, to champion and deliver …

How many sins must be committed in the name of “awareness”? The Department of Health
in England has announced that it wants to extend to people under 65 the “mandatory …