30,000 living with dementia

It's thought as many as 50,000 people may be living with dementia in the East - but haven't been diagnosed.

The statistics obtained by the Alzheimer's Society found doctors in some areas are spotting only a third of cases.

It means patients are missing out on the vital support they need.

Figures released today have revealed thirty thousand people in East Anglia are living with dementia - an increase of two thousand on last year.

It's thought as many as fifty thousand people may have the condition - but haven't been diagnosed. People who are worried about their memory should conact the Alzheimer's Society.