325k ‘not diagnosed’

MORE than 325,000 people in England have dementia but are undiagnosed, a new report suggests.

The impact of the Covid pandemic has led to dropping diagnosis rates, which are falling short of the Government’s target of two-thirds.

The new report found a postcode lottery in who finds out they have the condition, with large variations across England.

It argues that £3 billion could be saved with better diagnosis rates.