Increased screening for dementia: a potentially dangerous proposal

The writers of the open letter to Simon Stevens, NHS chief executive, and Alistair Burns, national clinical lead for dementia, are to be commended for a clear, objective protest against a potentially dangerous proposal. 1 The rate of misdiagnosis of the dementias is already so high that it presents...

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Published inBMJ (Online) Vol. 349; no. nov18 10; p. g6869
Main Author Campbell-Taylor, Irene
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 18.11.2014
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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Dementia
Dementia - diagnosis
Humans
Mass Screening
OPEN LETTER TO SIMON STEVENS AND ALISTAIR BURNS
Physician-Patient Relations - ethics
State Medicine
Trust
United Kingdom
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Summary:The writers of the open letter to Simon Stevens, NHS chief executive, and Alistair Burns, national clinical lead for dementia, are to be commended for a clear, objective protest against a potentially dangerous proposal. 1 The rate of misdiagnosis of the dementias is already so high that it presents a valid reason for insisting on assessment and diagnosis by only the best trained and most experienced physicians.
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ObjectType-Correspondence-1
ISSN:0959-8138
1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.g6869