Paying the price
As Sir Terry, a bestselling author, couraegously comes to terms with his own condition, he is right when he says dementia needs to be afforded the same priority that has been given, and rightly, so, to cancer by successive governments.
An ageing society means the number of sufferers will inevitably rise; there are 7,500 people affected by dementia in Leeds alone. That Leeds and Hull Universities, among others, should find themselves at the forefront of cutting-edge research in this field of care offers some hope for the future.
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Hide AdBut, at a time when every last penny of expenditure needs to be accounted for, it is imperative that Ministers heed Sir Terry’s call. A failure to do so will only see society, and specifically the already stretched care system, paying an even greater price in the longer term.