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But 41,827 have an official diagnosis, meaning just 63.2 per cent of the estimated number of sufferers have had their condition identified.
The national target for dementia diagnosis, set by NHS England is 66.7 per cent, but it has dropped some six percentage points over the course of the pandemic, the charity’s research showed, taking it under target for the first time since 2015.
The head of services for Alzheimer’s Society, Judith King, said: “The toll of the pandemic on people with dementia stretches far beyond deaths from the virus.
“These drops in dementia diagnosis rates and referrals to memory clinics are really worrying and means thousands of people aren’t getting access to the vital support and treatments they need.