Hundreds of thousands of dementia sufferers still undiagnosed as targets missed for third year running

Hundreds of thousands of dementia sufferers are still going undiagnosed, experts have warned, as national targets have been missed for the third year in a row.

Dementia diagnosis rates across England remain slow to recover and well below the national target despite millions of pounds being invested in services. Charities have warned that thousands of families will continue to be stuck in limbo without adequate support unless the government makes dementia a key focus of its forthcoming plan to tackle major conditions.

Experts said it was “completely unacceptable” that more than 250,000 sufferers had not been diagnosed