Thursday, 23 June 2016

'Pointless' to diagnose dementia if no help is on offer

'Pointless' to diagnose dementia if no help is on offer It is "pointless" to diagnose patients with dementia when there is no help available for them, leading doctors have said.

Medics accused ministers of caring more about “hitting targets” to drive up diagnosis rates than about ensuring that support was available for the most vulnerable.

The Government drive has seen a near doubling in diagnoses in the last six years. The Daily Telegraph

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