Up to 50,000 dementia cases were missed during lockdown, it emerged last night. At the same time, hospitals scaled back operations, consultant clinics and treatments even for life-threatening conditions such as cancer, heart attacks and strokes. Dementia admissions were particularly badly affected last year, falling by 46 per cent in April. The NHS dementia chief, Professor Alistair Burns, said up to 50,000 new dementia cases may have been missed. The hospital admissions data mostly includes planned care such as surgery, scans or consultations but it may also cover A&E visits.

Source: Daily Mail July 25, 2021 21:11 UTC