ABSTRACT
Dementia has an estimated global prevalence of 35 million individuals (Alzheimer’s Disease International, 2009). In the UK 570,000 people live with dementia – a figure that will double over the next 30 years, reflecting global predictions (Alzheimer’s Disease International, 2009; Department of Health, 2009).With increasing demand and timescales of at least 5–10 years for the next possible disease modifying breakthrough, services are and have had to undergo change to cope with the increasing levels of need.
