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How to avoid dementia misdiagnosis

Daniel Allen Health writer

With GP and memory assessment services curtailed, there is a need for further staff dementia training

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on dementia diagnosis rates has been catastrophic. GP assessments of patients with early signs of dementia fell in the year to May 2021 by nearly 40% compared with the previous year says the Alzheimer’s Society.

Nursing Older People. 34, 1, 9-11. doi: 10.7748/nop.34.1.9.s3

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01 February 2022 / Vol 34 issue 1

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DIGITAL EDITION