In my experience, every clinical area provides services for people with dementia, and in every adult hospital ward there are patients with the condition. NHS England estimates that one in three people will care for someone with dementia in their lifetime. Yet dementia awareness is lacking in every health and social care policy and curriculum. While the demand for dementia training is increasing exponentially, the taught content on most preregistration nursing courses is variable.
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