According to the Alzheimer’s Society, there are currently around 900,000 people with dementia in the UK.
This figure is projected to rise to 1.6 million people by 2040.
There is currently no cure for dementia, however a number of promising drugs are currently being trialled in the UK
Our sister title NR Times recently debated the future of dementia care and care planning in an exclusive webinar.
Host Alastair MacColl was joined by:
- Dr Inga Stewart, Head of Patient Co-Production & Inclusion at St. Andrew’s Healthcare
- Myra Manalo, Ward Manager at St Andrew’s Dementia Village
- Victoria Lyons, Consultant Admiral Nurse at Dementia UK
- Julie Hayden, a Health & Social Care professional living with dementia
