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Jordan Reynolds

Half a million people have received dementia diagnosis on NHS, figures show

NHS figures published this week show 506,549 people have received a formal dementia diagnosis (Alamy/PA) -

A record half a million people have received a dementia diagnosis on the NHS, figures show.

NHS figures published this week show 506,549 people have received a formal dementia diagnosis, compared with 490,163 this time last year, NHS England said.

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