Patients are being forced to wait for two years Dementia Diagnosis A report described as “government failure”.
Charity Care England reports stated that there are ongoing gaps in serious challenges in the coordination of diagnosis, important regional inequalities and care.
The current status of Demonia Diagnosis and Care in England is said to be-the time waiting for referral in England is now hitting a two-year mark compared to the maximum waiting time of 34 weeks in 2019.
This suggests that the average waiting time from referral to dementia to dementia has increased by more than 13 weeks in 2019, which has been 17.7 weeks in 2019.
Care England – a registered charity that represents independent providers of adult social care – says the conclusions point out “government failure to distribute” timely and effective strategies to overcome the growing demand of dementia. “
Charity is calling for a “integrated national strategy, promoted dementia-specific workforce training, and sufficient sustainable money”.
This argues that demographic projections mean that dementia will continue to deteriorate without care intervention, due to an aging population and the estimated increase of people requiring care and support.
Professor Martin Green, Chief Executive Officer of Care England, has urged national leaders to treat dementia as a priority.
He said: “People living with dementia, and professionals who take care of them are navigating a system that is often reactive, less and dissatisfied.
“This report is a call to re -design that system from the ground, which requires a commitment to treat national leadership, long -term investment, and dementia as a priority, not later.
“There is a person behind every figure whose journey with dementia could have been better if the first diagnosis was more coordinated.
“We need leadership, investment and urgency – as a society, we give it to create a system for about one million people living with dementia that works before the crisis, supports every stage of the journey, and provides dignity, not inequality.”
The review has pointed to specific changes that want to present it to improve dementia.
These include a national standardized clinical route, each phase of the dementia and care pathway compulsory standard, and provisions for national education and funding for care providers.
The report also said for the revival of a national dementia diagnosis benchmark as part of a dementia accountability structure.
Charity Dementia Forward Chief Executive Jill Quinn said that the current system claims Inequality In dementia treatment
He said: “Without a national dementia strategy and a uniformed approach, not only we make dangerous intervals in support and care, but we also fail to share good practice and eventually improve life.
“We hope that we can work together to create a system that helps people, avoids crisis and improves life.”