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Dr Michelle Tempest explores why dementia care needs urgent reform in CareMarkets. 

6 February 2025

With painful waits for dementia diagnosis taking up to a year on the NHS, Senior Partner, Dr Michelle Tempest reasons that the time for change is now! The process of diagnosis needs to become more efficient, effective, and empathetic.

Michelle explores why dementia care needs urgent reform in the article featured in February’s edition of LaingBuisson CareMarkets, which is attached in the pdf below and have a listen to the podcast below about the article, we’d love to know your thoughts.

This thought-provoking article expands on the research from Dr Brad Dickerson, Prof Christopher Kipps, and Prof Sumeet Mahajan, whose work has advanced improved diagnostics which is contributing to earlier, more accurate detection.  

Private pay memory clinics such as Dementech Neurosciences, Phoenix Hospital Group, The Edinburgh Practice, Parkside Private Hospital, Re:Cognition Health Brain and Mind Experts and ReMind UK may be part of the answer, but how can further innovation into diagnostics and therapies light up opportunities to disrupt and improve this sector? 

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To find out more about Alzheimer’s and dementia please visit the Alzheimer Society or Dementia UK.