New plans to raise awareness of dementia
A new Government scheme is to encourage employers to look for signs of dementia in their workers, reports The Telegraph.
The £150 million initiative is designed to raise awareness for the illness, which it’s predicted will double to over 1.4 million cases over the next 30 years. Doctors will be given extra training to help recognise the symptoms, and special advisors will be appointed to help those suffering with dementia. Children will also be educated on the illness, about which there is much misunderstanding.
The Health Secretary Alan Johnson said: “In an ageing society, caring for people with dementia is one of the most important challenges we face. I know that for many people, diagnosis can be difficult, care can be patchy and without adequate support, families can be under huge stress. All that must change.”
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