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London doctor survey warning over NHS dementia demand
15 March 2011
Government reforms of the NHS will not tackle the growing demand from dementia sufferers, a study analysing London services has shown.
The study from the think-tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) found one in three GPs were unable to diagnose the illness.
The Department of Health said it was undertaking an audit of dementia.
But IPPR associate director Rick Muir said: “It is far from clear that changes will rise to the challenge.”
The number of people with dementia is expected to soar as the population ages, with more than a million people diagnosed in England by 2021, according to the study.
Understanding carers in the UK
Understanding carers
Everything you need to know if you know carers, work with carers or deal with carers in your daily life.
http://www.nhs.uk/carersdirect/understanding-carers/pages/understanding-carers-home.aspx
Who was the carer for this 3 year old child?
Who was the Carer?
Three-year-old ‘was an alcoholic’
(UKPA) – A three-year-old child has been treated for alcoholism by staff at an NHS hospital.
The unnamed child, thought to be Britain’s youngest alcoholic, was among 13 youngsters aged 12 and under who were diagnosed as alcoholics by the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust between 2008 and 2010.
Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act also showed that the trust admitted more than 70 children aged 13-16 for emergency treatment for alcohol abuse.
