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GPs maintain dementia diagnosis levels following pay-per-diagnosis scheme

Prevalence of recorded dementia remained stable among GP patients in England throughout 2015/16, fol...

GPs should tell patients that dementia is preventable

GPs should help catalyse a shift in mind-set among patients that dementia is not 'inevitable' with a...

GP patient records data could predict dementia risk

A risk score based on data routinely gathered by GP practices could accurately predict patients' ris...

Alzheimer's drugs prescribing rose 20% but spending fell in 2014

Prescriptions dispensed for Alzheimer's drugs rose to 3m in 2014, a 20% increase over the year befor...

Dementia: GP targets based on out-of-date information

GP dementia targets based on old data that overestimates prevalence

NHS primary care targets for dementia are based on outdated information and should be re-evaluated, ...

Screening for dementia in over-65s ruled out

Dementia screening for all over 65s ruled out

The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has advised against screening all over 65s for dementia...

Dementia: enhanced service to pay practices for new diagnoses (Photo: JH Lancy)

Practices to earn £55 per extra patient diagnosed with dementia

Practices signed up to an enhanced service are to be offered £55 per extra patient diagnosed with de...

Exercise could help people with dementia live independently for longer (Photo: iStock)

Exercise for dementia patients boosts cognition

Exercise may improve cognitive function in people with dementia and help them live independently for...

Dementia: map highlights variation in care

Dementia map highlights diagnosis variation

Health ministers have published a map of dementia diagnosis rates in a bid to name and shame underpe...

GPSIs should lead on dementia diagnosis, according to England's dementia tsar (Photo: Paul Starr)

Dementia tsar calls for GP-led diagnosis

Patients with suspected dementia should be formally diagnosed by GPs in general practice as well as ...

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