Dementia diagnosis rates vary widely, a report has found. At present there is a difference of more than 20 percentage points in the dementia diagnosis rates between the highest and lowest-performing integrated care systems in England.
The inquiry, researched by the Alzheimer’s Society, examined how the most deprived and rural communities are particularly adversely affected by this regional disparity. The inquiry’s findings show a complex picture in which issues ranging from variation in population health risk and dementia public health understanding, to the geographical spread of brain scans and transport networks all play a part in regional dementia-related health disparities.