Nationwide dementia screening to tackle 'crisis' among elderly

Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, said there was a “moral imperative” to diagnose sufferers earlier so they could receive better treatment.

The announcement comes as David Cameron warns today that the dementia crisis facing the country is on a par with high rates of HIV and cancer in previous decades.

The Prime Minister is expected o argue that dementia is a “scandal” being ignored, as he unveils a doubling in funding for research into the illness to £66 million by 2015.

In a speech in central London, he will describe dementia as a “quiet crisis that steals lives and tears at the hearts of families”.

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