The Health Secretary has said Britain must "raise our game" on dementia. A leading French neurologist told ITV News the UK needs hundreds more specialists in order to catch up with France in terms of early diagnosis of the disease.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt told ITV's Daybreak he wants to tackle the disparity in dementia diagnosis speeds across the UK and pledged to use some of the £90 million in funding to "even out that inconsistency."
Mr Hunt said the disparity in diagnosis speeds was down to "some parts of the country having more efficient systems in place than others."
Dementia costs the British economy "hundreds of billions" of pounds and will cost the taxpayer even more if it develops unchecked, the Health Secretary added.
Mr Hunt wanted to provide a support network for the families of sufferers and develop "a better public understanding" of the degenerative disease.
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