Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ian Gibson (Labour), on Monday, 5 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 126 members in total.
ALZHEIMER'S AWARENESS WEEK
That this House notes that 4th to 11th July is officially designated as Alzheimer's Awareness Week; notes that dementia currently affects 750,000 people in the UK and that Alzheimer's disease is the most common form; further notes that Alzheimer's disease is a chronic, progressive, degenerative and distressing disease for which there is no cure; welcomes the contribution of the Alzheimer's Society, carers, doctors, nurses and families in the care of Alzheimer's disease patients; notes that 75 per cent. of the costs associated with Alzheimer's disease arise from the advanced stages of the disease; welcomes the report 'Improving Care for Advanced Stages of Alzheimer's Disease', produced by an independent expert medical panel; and calls on the Government to implement the recommendations of the report to ensure the effective treatment and management of advanced Alzheimer's disease.
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- Early day motion
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- 1449
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- 2003-04
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- Dementia Alzheimer's disease
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