Public Accounts Committee criticises lack of dementia priority
Published 16 March 2010
There is a wide gulf between what the Department of Health keeps saying it is going to do about dementia services and what it actually does, according to Edward Leigh MP, Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts.
Alzheimer's Society comment,
Andrew Chidgey
'Important steps have been made since the publication of the National Dementia Strategy but we know that in many areas dementia is still not a local priority. One million people will develop dementia in the next ten years. It is therefore essential that the NHS and local authorities implement the strategy in their area. People with dementia are facing a daily battle with this devastating condition and are being prevented from accessing the support and advice they need. We need action now.'
Head of Policy and Public Affairs
Alzheimer's Society
