Alzheimer's Society response to Gordon Brown's speech

With the numbers of people living with dementia set to rise to over a million in the next 15 years, the need to find new cures and treatments could not be greater.

Dementia is drastically underfunded. The £15 billion investment promised for research into conditions such as dementia could transform the lives of millions in the future.

Planned improvements to social care that put older people back in the driving seat are also an encouraging sign. We now need to see words transformed into action if we are to tackle major health conditions such as dementia and allow people to live with the vision of dignity and hope outlined by Gordon Brown.

Neil Hunt    
Chief Executive

To read a full copy of the speech go to www.labour.org.uk/gordon_brown_conference