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Dementiagate
Dementiagate: spend the money on dementia services and research
BMJ 2014; 349 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g6839 (Published 18 November 2014) Cite this as: BMJ 2014;349:g6839
- David Barer, consultant geriatrician and stroke physician1
- 1Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland SR4 7TP, UK
- david.barer{at}ncl.ac.uk
The origins of the farcical initiative to bribe GPs to encourage “early diagnosis” of dementia are puzzling.1 2 3 Whether the policy is a calculated attempt to downplay the potential harms of screening and inflate the benefits of early treatment far beyond the evidence or just a well meaning but misguided effort to help people with dementia and their families,4 5 it …
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