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The Conservatives have pledged to put an extra £83m a year into dementia research over the next decade if they form the next government. | The Conservatives have pledged to put an extra £83m a year into dementia research over the next decade if they form the next government. |
The investment, which would double current funding, was described by the party as the "largest boost to dementia research ever" in the UK. | The investment, which would double current funding, was described by the party as the "largest boost to dementia research ever" in the UK. |
Around 850,000 people in the UK currently have dementia. | Around 850,000 people in the UK currently have dementia. |
The Alzheimer's Society said it welcomed any "serious plan" to invest in research. | The Alzheimer's Society said it welcomed any "serious plan" to invest in research. |
The number of people with dementia is set to rise to more than a million by the middle of the next decade, and is predicted to double in the next 30 years. | The number of people with dementia is set to rise to more than a million by the middle of the next decade, and is predicted to double in the next 30 years. |
The extra money promised by the Tories would be spent on increasing the number of clinical research academics and researchers studying the disease. | The extra money promised by the Tories would be spent on increasing the number of clinical research academics and researchers studying the disease. |
Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the Daily Express how "heartbreaking" it was to watch his grandmother battle the disease for the last five years of her life - but added he was "hopeful" a cure could be found. | Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the Daily Express how "heartbreaking" it was to watch his grandmother battle the disease for the last five years of her life - but added he was "hopeful" a cure could be found. |
"I know from deep personal experience just how wonderful it would be if we could delay the onset of dementia because it would help so many families - and if we found a cure altogether it would be a huge stride forward for humanity," he told the paper. | "I know from deep personal experience just how wonderful it would be if we could delay the onset of dementia because it would help so many families - and if we found a cure altogether it would be a huge stride forward for humanity," he told the paper. |
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said dementia was the "next great frontier" in medicine and that the UK should be "leading" in the fight to tackle it. | Prime Minister Boris Johnson said dementia was the "next great frontier" in medicine and that the UK should be "leading" in the fight to tackle it. |
Labour has pledged that that under its government the NHS would be "at the forefront" in developing new treatments for dementia. | |
In its manifesto, Labour says it will also cap the cost of care in old age at £100,000 - as part of its plan to build a National Care Service. | |
The Alzheimer's Society estimates the total cost of care for people with the condition in the UK is £34.7bn. That is set to rise to £94.1bn by 2040. | The Alzheimer's Society estimates the total cost of care for people with the condition in the UK is £34.7bn. That is set to rise to £94.1bn by 2040. |
Fiona Carragher, the society's chief policy and research officer, said: "We welcome any party that comes forward at the election with a serious plan to invest in dementia research. | Fiona Carragher, the society's chief policy and research officer, said: "We welcome any party that comes forward at the election with a serious plan to invest in dementia research. |
"This positive funding announcement would approximately double what is spent now and could make a huge difference." | "This positive funding announcement would approximately double what is spent now and could make a huge difference." |
But she added: "Every year dementia costs the economy £34bn. We have called for 1% of this to address the problem long term, so this announcement does fall short of that, but is still a big step in the right direction. | But she added: "Every year dementia costs the economy £34bn. We have called for 1% of this to address the problem long term, so this announcement does fall short of that, but is still a big step in the right direction. |
"Dementia research lags behind other disease areas and we urgently need research to fund new drugs but we also need to fund research into care - accompanying this with radical reform of the broken social care system." | "Dementia research lags behind other disease areas and we urgently need research to fund new drugs but we also need to fund research into care - accompanying this with radical reform of the broken social care system." |
The Conservatives also pledged to create a new £500m fund for new medicines for cancer and other diseases was also promised. | The Conservatives also pledged to create a new £500m fund for new medicines for cancer and other diseases was also promised. |
The Innovative Medicines Fund would follow-on from the work of the Cancer Drugs Fund, with the aim of providing access to new medicines for patients with conditions such as Huntington's disease. | The Innovative Medicines Fund would follow-on from the work of the Cancer Drugs Fund, with the aim of providing access to new medicines for patients with conditions such as Huntington's disease. |