13/10/2014
As the numbers of people with dementia grows, Sally Magnusson asks if the care system is fit for purpose. Katharine Carpenter investigates why getting diagnosed with dementia is a postcode lottery. And Jo Good finds out how life can be rewarding despite dementia.
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Dementia diagnosis lottery
Duration: 08:04
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Living with dementia
Duration: 08:08
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Dementia care
Duration: 09:08
Dementia care
麻豆社 Inside Out examines the weaknesses in the quality of training and care on offer to people with dementia in care homes and hospitals.
This week, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) published its inspection report, Cracks in the Pathway, which found dementia care is variable in some care homes and hospitals in England.
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London's dementia diagnosis lottery
Some 72,000 people in London have dementia but getting a fast and accurate diagnosis is not always easy.
麻豆社 Inside Out examines data for Camden, Brent and Harrow to reveal that the diagnosis rate for people living in the boroughs differs dramatically.
Katharine Carpenter asks why dementia diagnosis in London is such a postcode lottery.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | Matthew Wright |
| Reporter | Sally Magnusson |
| Reporter | Katharine Carpenter |
| Reporter | Joanne Good |
| Series Producer | Andy Richards |
Broadcast
- Mon 13 Oct 2014 19:30麻豆社 One London