Dementia diagnoses in England hit a record high, NHS data reveals

The number of people in England being diagnosed with dementia is at a record high as the NHS begins to recover from a post-pandemic dip, according to figures.

The latest data shows a record 487,432 people had a diagnosis in June – up from 77,112 in the same month last year.

While diagnosis rates are at their highest since the start of the pandemic at 65 per cent, the health service said it still has more to do to meet its ambition of diagnosing 66.7 per cent of the total number of people estimates suggest are living with a form of the disease.

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Source: Independent, 22 July 2024