The Politics of Dementia

At the recent leaders Debate, David Cameron commented specifically on the progress made in  increasing dementia diagnosis rates in NHS England:

I have long had concerns about the ethics of such an incentivised target based approach. Dr Martin Brunet has given this personal view:

NHS England’s policy became known as “cash for diagnosis”:

Dr McCartney in her current BMJ “no holds barred” offers her view regarding political involvement in matters like this:

I have tirelessly advocated for timely approach to the diagnosis of dementia. This has now been enshrined in the “Glasgow Declaration”

Professor June Andrew’s recently gave the following robust opinion which I do not share:

 

To conclude, I share the concerns expressed by Dave Forrest: