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Alzheimer's now costs the UK £26bn every year – charity
RT The Alzheimer's Society claims this costs families the equivalent of £21,000 a year – amounting to what they're calling "a dementia tax.” The charity found that on average, the equivalent of £32,242 a year was spent on care per patient, but the NHS … Alzheimer's Society calls for action as scale and cost of dementia soars The £200000-a-year 'care tax' paid by families of dementia sufferers Alzheimer's Society calls on Welsh Government to provide more support for … |
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Dementia patients hit with ‘care tax’, charity warns – Yahoo News
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Dementia patients hit with 'care tax', charity warns
Yahoo News London (AFP) – The annual cost of dementia to the UK has soared to 26 billion pounds with patients, carers and families being forced to shoulder two-thirds of the cost themselves, a leading charity warned on Wednesday. The Alzheimer's Society has … Popular Sedative Benzodiazepines 'Linked To Increased Risk Of Alzheimer's … Benzodiazepine Drugs Linked To Dementia & Early Alzheimer's Alzheimer's linked with meds for anxiety and sleep |
Alzheimer’s Society: dementia patients face ‘care tax’ – HealthInvestor
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Alzheimer's Society: dementia patients face 'care tax'
HealthInvestor British dementia patients must foot the bill for two thirds of their care on average, an Alzheimer's Society report has found. This means that out of £32,242 annually spent on care for a dementia patient just a third, or £10,784, is funded by the NHS … |
Fundraisers join fight against dementia at Peterborough Memory Walk – Alzheimer’s Society
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Fundraisers join fight against dementia at Peterborough Memory Walk
Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk is Alzheimer's Society's flagship fundraising event which sees walks taking place around the UK throughout the autumn. It is a day to walk, share and celebrate someone special and everyone walks with one common goal: to defeat dementia. |
Alzheimer’s Society: cost of care is like a ‘dementia tax’ – ITV News
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Alzheimer's Society: cost of care is like a 'dementia tax'
ITV News The families of people living with dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are being left to pay the lion's share of care bills because the state won't support them. The Alzheimer's Society claims this costs families the equivalent of £21,000 a … |
Scandal of ‘tax’ on dementia: Thousands forced to pay for care – Express.co.uk
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Scandal of 'tax' on dementia: Thousands forced to pay for care
Express.co.uk Yet victims of other chronic conditions like heart disease receive help free on the NHS. Two hard-hitting reports today warn that those with illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease face a “dementia tax” of about £21,000 a year – the value of unpaid care … |
Call on Welsh Government for more support for people with dementia – Alzheimer’s Society
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Call on Welsh Government for more support for people with dementia
Alzheimer’s Society Alzheimer's Society is calling on Welsh Government to produce a new dementia strategy as its report Dementia 2014: Opportunity for Change, published today (Wednesday 10 September), reveals that only one in five people with dementia in Wales (19 per … |
Sleeping pills taken by millions linked to Alzheimer’s – Telegraph.co.uk
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Sleeping pills taken by millions linked to Alzheimer's
Telegraph.co.uk Dr James Pickett, head of research at Alzheimer's Society, said: “With 1.5million people in the UK being prescribed benzodiazepines at any one time, evidence that their long-term use increases the risk of dementia is significant, and raises questions … Dementia patients hit with 'care tax', charity warns Popular Sedative Benzodiazepines 'Linked To Increased Risk Of Alzheimer's … Benzodiazepine Drugs Linked To Dementia & Early Alzheimer's |
80% of Welsh dementia patients ‘lack government support’ – BBC News
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80% of Welsh dementia patients 'lack government support'
BBC News Only one in five people in Wales with Alzheimer's feel they get enough support from government, a report has found. The Alzheimer's Society is calling on the Welsh government to produce a new dementia strategy. It wants quicker diagnosis rates and more … |
Alzheimer’s now costs the UK £26bn every year, major new research suggests – The Independent
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Alzheimer's now costs the UK £26bn every year, major new research suggests
The Independent New research by Alzheimer's Society also shows that those affected by dementia is rising sharply and will reach 850,000 by next summer. The charity said dementia now inflicted a “staggering financial and human impact” on the nation, with two thirds of … 80% of Welsh dementia patients 'lack government support' Report finds over 11k dementia sufferers in Lincolnshire Dementia patients 'face unfair care tax' |