People in doctors' jobs need more training about dementia, a charity group has stated.According to the Alzheimer's Research Trust (ART), many people across the UK have dementia but have not yet been diagnosed with the condition.
The organisation believes giving doctors more training on the symptoms of dementia could help to tackle this problem.
However, the ART also noted that more research into how to spot dementia in its early stages must be carried out as well.
"We simply don't know enough about Alzheimer's and other dementias to be able to reliably diagnose it in every case," a spokesman said.
According to figures from the ART, about 820,000 people in the UK currently live with dementia in the UK.
However, the organisation believes factors such as the rising life expectancy of British people will lead to this statistic going up in the near future.
ART figures also show that while a quarter of the government's medical research budget goes towards fighting cancer, less than three per cent is used for tackling dementia.
By Claire Johnson
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