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Takashi Asada, a Japanese professor specializing in dementia
4.6 million elderly are suffering dementia
Kyodo
The number of people with dementia aged 65 or older reached an estimated 4.62 million last year, accounting for 15 percent of the age bracket, according to a health ministry survey.
A study group under the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry also calculated that another 4 million senior citizens, up from 3.8 million in 2010, suffered from mild cognitive impairment, which can evolve into dementia.
Dementia care given priority in new NHS training guidelines
Department of Health training blueprint promises to give NHS education unprecedented focus and importance
Andrew Sparrow
The Guardian, Tuesday 28 May 2013
Tackling dementia and encouraging medical students to become GPs are among the priorities under a new framework for NHS training.
At least half the number of medical students must go on to become GPs, and much more should be done to increase awareness of dementia, an NHS training blueprint will announce today.
Getting more nurses to train in the community is also a priority under a new framework for NHS training.
