The opening gambit for anyone criticising plans in health and social care was to mention at the first opportunity Stalinist Russia. That is of course a ‘cheap shot’. Would a rose by another name smell as sweet?  The Department of Health published in 2009 a dementia ‘strategy’ which set out important goals, and has published subsequently different documents under different names such as “The Prime Minister Dementia Challenge” or “The 2020 Implementation Plan”. It is perhaps time to face facts. Talk is cheap. It’s much easier to talk about ‘England is the best place to live with dementia’ than to […]
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