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 in | BMJ (Online) Vol. 349; no. nov18 10; p. g6869 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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England
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
18.11.2014
BMJ Publishing Group LTD |
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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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Bibliography: | SourceType-Other Sources-1 content type line 63 ObjectType-Correspondence-1 |
ISSN: | 0959-8138 1756-1833 1756-1833 |
DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.g6869 |