According to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), training and education for healthcare staff is "absolutely vital" if care for dementia patients is to get better.
The body also said that more money needs to be allocated towards specialist dementia nurses, as they provide "invaluable" support to people with the degenerative condition.
Janet Davies, executive director of nursing and service delivery at the RCN, has therefore urged politicians to commit to offering a minimum standard of dementia care ahead of the general election.
"We urge all political parties to ensure that every patient with dementia has guaranteed access to specialist nursing care," she commented.
According to figures from the NHS, about 570,000 people in England currently live with dementia.
However, estimates suggest this statistic could double over the next three decades.
By Neil Hill
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