Experts warn care bill will hit £35bn by 2026 as cases rise by 60 per cent Almost a million people in England will have dementia within a generation and the bill for dealing with the disease will rise to £35bn a year, a major new study reveals. The document, drawn up by experts in ageing and health for the King's Fund think-tank, highlights the huge practical and financial challenges posed to the NHS, social services and the government by the brain and body-wasting conditions collectively known as dementia.
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Care of the elderly: Britain counts the cost of rise in dementia - The Independent on Sunday 25th May 2008
Dementia will strike down million people - The Observer 25th May 2008
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