Headlines, PublicNet: 21 August, 2013

Health and social care executives believe that intgegration is the key to meeting the dementia challenge.

With the number of people diagnosed in the UK with dementia expected to double over the next 40 years and the cost of the disease currently standing at £23billion, dementia is perhaps the most taxing health and social care issue. PA Consulting Group asked senior executives from clinical commissioning groups, NHS England, NHS Shared Business Services, local authorities and the voluntary sector if integration is really the solution and if it is, how it can be made a reality.

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