SOCIAL CARE

Greg Clark urges councils to raise efforts on dementia

Greg Clark has urged councils to work more closely with the Alzheimer’s Society and improve support for those suffering dementia.

By Thomas Bridge | 03 November 2015

Greg Clark has urged councils to work more closely with the Alzheimer's Society and improve support for those suffering dementia.

The communities secretary said local authorities should now consider joining the Dementia Friends programme, a scheme aimed at changing how England perceives and treats the illness.

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