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13/10/2014

As the numbers of people with dementia grows, Sally Magnusson asks if the care system is fit for purpose. Katharine Carpenter investigates why getting diagnosed with dementia is a postcode lottery. And Jo Good finds out how life can be rewarding despite dementia.

29 minutes

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Mon 13 Oct 2014 19:30

Dementia care

Dementia care

大象传媒 Inside Out examines the weaknesses in the quality of training and care on offer to people with dementia in care homes and hospitals.

This week, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) published its inspection report, Cracks in the Pathway, which found dementia care is variable in some care homes and hospitals in England.

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London's dementia diagnosis lottery

London's dementia diagnosis lottery

Some 72,000 people in London have dementia but getting a fast and accurate diagnosis is not always easy.

大象传媒 Inside Out examines data for Camden, Brent and Harrow to reveal that the diagnosis rate for people living in the boroughs differs dramatically.

Katharine Carpenter asks why dementia diagnosis in London is such a postcode lottery.

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Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Matthew Wright
Reporter Sally Magnusson
Reporter Katharine Carpenter
Reporter Joanne Good
Series Producer Andy Richards

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