Thousands of patients waiting for dementia diagnoses during Covid crisis
NHS figures for England show initial assessment and monitoring have both fallen sharply since the start of the pandemic
Experts have warned of backlogs of undiagnosed dementia cases and worsening standards of care after official figures revealed a collapse in assessing and monitoring patients in England during the pandemic.
NHS data shows the number of people who were assessed for dementia has fallen to less than half the level before the pandemic – 10,535 in February 2021 compared to 23,392 in February 2020.
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