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NHS hits its dementia diagnosis target for the first time in six years, but patients are still denied key drugs

NHS hits its dementia diagnosis target for the first time in six years, but patients are still denied key drugs

A record 523,081 people in England now have a formal dementia diagnosis, up 10,615 since the end of last year. The target requires two-thirds of over-65s with symptoms to be diagnosed. The NHS last met it in March 2020, when diagnoses stood at 470,292. More than a million people in the UK are thought to have dementia, many without any medical oversight.

NHS England's dementia chief Dr Jeremy Isaacs called hitting the target 'fantastic'.

An ageing population, rising obesity and too little exercise are thought to be fuelling cases.

Dementia kills 76,000 people a year and is Britain's biggest killer.

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