More Britons are being diagnosed with dementia than ever before, new figures show.
A record 523,081 people in England have been told they have the deadly disease by medics, compared to 512,466 at the end of last year – a rise of 10,615 patients.
This is the first time in six years that the NHS has met its target to ensure two thirds of over 65 year-olds suffering symptoms have a formal diagnosis.
The last time the health service hit the goal, in March 2020, the number of diagnoses was 470,292 – 11 per cent lower than the most recent figure.
It’s estimated that over a million
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