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Dementia Services

Does the hon. Gentleman accept that part of the difficulty that we have, and part of what we must accept in the debate, is that dementia is not an entity but a spectrum? Someone may function quite well on one day but not on another. Depending on their medical condition, their situation may fluctuate. It is dangerous to write off somebody who has been diagnosed with aspects of dementia as "demented". We have devised the capacity assessment, but that should be utilised only in conjunction with supportive carers who know the individual and their fluctuation.