Early diagnosis campaign
Early Diagnosis Pilot Projects
As part of the Alzheimer's Society Early Diagnosis campaign, we are running two pilot projects in Dorset and Warwickshire. These aim to increase dementia diagnosis rates in the two areas.
Diagnosis rates remain low, at only 46% nationally. Without a diagnosis, people are denied access support, information and potential treatments which can help them to live well.
We believe that diagnosis rates will increase at greater speed if targeted awareness raising is carried out at a local level, among both the public and health professionals.
The projects are running between September 2012 and March 2013. Activity so far has included:
- targeted media highlighting the issue of underdiagnosis
- engagement with local stakeholders who can make lasting changes in dementia care
- dementia awareness events throughout the community
- distribution of Worried about your memory? materials in the community and through partnerships with other organisations
- engagement with local GPs and health providers
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In this section
- Early diagnosis of dementia
- What are we doing to increase diagnosis rates?
- Mapping memory clinic waiting times
- You are here: Early Diagnosis Pilot Projects
- Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia: Improving diagnosis rates
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