TY - JOUR T1 - Commentary JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 197 LP - 197 DO - 10.3399/bjgp10X483814 VL - 60 IS - 572 AU - Angela Beattie Y1 - 2010/03/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/60/572/197.abstract N2 - The National Dementia Strategy1 highlights that dementia care and services are fragmented, poorly coordinated, and vary in quality across the UK.2,3 It is depressing to see that these issues had been identified several years ago,4,5 and also that GPs' lack of training and confidence in making a diagnosis of dementia seem, if anything, to have deteriorated since 2000.2,3,6 Unfortunately, the idea that making an early diagnosis of dementia could engender further fear and stigma still seems to have some currency, … ER -