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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 … Continue reading The Politics of Dementia
This week’s BMJ provides a useful overview of the issue of screening for dementia. I have always argued that a push for “early” diagnosis, using what are in effect screening … Continue reading Evidence to back dementia screening is still lacking
This post is about ageing and memory. This is naturally a complex subject and any attempt to simplify it can only be misguided. I have thus decided in this post … Continue reading ‘Early diagnosis is everywhere’
On the 3rd October 2013 I was invited as one of the speakers at the Royal College of General Practice Annual Conference in Harrogate. The Debate was in the main … Continue reading Dementia Case-Finding: language and ethics