[Editorial] Dementia in the UK: preparing the NHS for new treatments

Dementia is a devastating disease that brings fear, confusion, and loneliness to the lives of patients and their families. Today, around 850  000 people in the UK are living with dementia, costing the National Health Service (NHS) and UK society more than £26 million annually. By 2025, it is estimated that over 1 million people in the UK will be affected, with the prevalence and costs of care for these patients expected to double by 2 050. These are worrisome figures given the absence of any safe, clinically effective, disease-modifying therapy for Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia.
Source: LANCET - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research