tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778521335346901337.post6403369348962059036..comments2023-06-26T17:05:14.194+01:00Comments on D4Dementia: Mind the gapBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727279217918012517noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778521335346901337.post-52234622854108491562015-07-13T14:21:14.237+01:002015-07-13T14:21:14.237+01:00Hi Peter, good question! It's already been sug...Hi Peter, good question! It's already been suggested that misdiagnosis has happened, and it's more than likely to continue to happen. The many different forms of dementia aren't easy to diagnose, and many GP's in particular don't have the expertise needed due to lack of training. <br /><br />The controversial additional payment per diagnosis that was offered to GP's ended earlier this year, but there are other ways in which doctors are put under pressure to diagnose and incentivised to do so.<br /><br />All the best<br />BethBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727279217918012517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778521335346901337.post-60560691422318584932015-07-13T14:12:39.655+01:002015-07-13T14:12:39.655+01:00With the governments initiative for early diagnosi...With the governments initiative for early diagnosis and the incentive of payment to doctors do you think there will be some misdiagnosis of the condition. Peter Gathercolehttp://www.endeavourcaretraining.co.uknoreply@blogger.com