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Publication date1/12/2013
Host publicationWorking in Mental Health: Practice and Policy in a Changing Environment
EditorsPeter Phillips, Tom Sandford, Claire Johnston
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages116-128
Number of pages13
ISBN (print)9780203120910
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

Dementia has an estimated global prevalence of 35 million individuals (Alzheimer’s Disease International, 2009). In the UK 570,000 people live with dementia – a figure that will double over the next 30 years, reflecting global predictions (Alzheimer’s Disease International, 2009; Department of Health, 2009). With increasing demand and timescales of at least 5-10 years for the next possible disease modifying breakthrough, services are and have had to undergo change to cope with the increasing levels of need.