Dementia diagnosis
In recent years, there has been much political focus on dementia in the UK, and several government initiatives that have particularly targeted early diagnosis. In a recent UK study, GPs were asked about their experiences of diagnosing dementia.1 Four major themes were identified: organisational factors, clinician-related factors, patient-related factors, and societal influences. Important barriers that the authors highlighted as worthy of further investigation included the limitations of diagnostic tools, the lack of cultural applicability of these tools, and the prioritisation of severe over mildly symptomatic patients by dementia services. Importantly, the GPs involved in this study felt that, although the implementation of recent policies and …