Over 40s health check to include dementia advice People over 40 in England will be given advice on dementia as part of their free NHS health check.
Guidance on how to reduce the risk of dementia will be given to patients at GP surgeries and through community health programmes.
Public Health England (PHE) said up to one-third of dementia cases could be improved through lifestyle choices.
But its says 28% of people have no awareness of risk factors and only 2% know what they can do to reduce them.
The planned roll-out follows a small pilot conducted by PHE, with the help of Alzheimer's Research UK and the Alzheimer's Society, which led to both charities calling for it to become mandatory. BBC News
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Guidance on how to reduce the risk of dementia will be given to patients at GP surgeries and through community health programmes.
Public Health England (PHE) said up to one-third of dementia cases could be improved through lifestyle choices.
But its says 28% of people have no awareness of risk factors and only 2% know what they can do to reduce them.
The planned roll-out follows a small pilot conducted by PHE, with the help of Alzheimer's Research UK and the Alzheimer's Society, which led to both charities calling for it to become mandatory. BBC News
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