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Dementia patients’ ‘postcode lottery’ of care
Dementia patients across England are receiving a “postcode lottery” of care, with health authority spending per patient varying 21-fold.
Freedom of information requests to 134 primary care trusts (PCTs) have found the amount spent per dementia patient varies from £38 at NHS Nottinghamshire County to £802 at NHS Barnsley. The average for the 54 which provided information to GP magazine, which submitted the FOI requests, was £160. Four in 10 spent less than £100.
Cancer fear and denial ‘is killing thousands’
Delaying diagnosis can lead to poorer outcomes
By Michelle Roberts Health reporter, BBC News
Thousands of people in the UK are dying unnecessarily because they are too scared to mention early symptoms of cancer to their doctor, say experts.
A survey of 2,000 for Cancer Research UK suggests 40% might delay getting symptoms checked out because they are worried what the doctor might find.
Yet early diagnosis is key to treating cancer successfully.
Data suggest that if Great Britain matched Europe’s best cancer survival rate 11,500 deaths could be avoided.
Prof Peter Johnson of Cancer Research UK said: “Our report highlights just how much more we have to do to raise awareness about the early signs of cancer.
