DPUK brings organisations together to tackle dementia across the UK

Dementia is an overall term that describes a wide range of symptoms that includes memory loss and difficulties with thinking, caused when the brain cells degenerate and die more quickly than they would as part of the normal ageing process. Dementia is having a significant effect on global healthcare systems, and its prevalence within our aging population is becoming well documented. Due to the aging population, it has risen up the national health agenda in recent years, with independent and governmental bodies weighing in on the subject. Read more.