title: Championing of dementia in England.
abstract: Dementia is starting to attract attention following decades of comparative neglect relative to other disease areas. England has been at the forefront of this sea change as one of the first countries in the world to develop a National Dementia Strategy (in 2009). Events leading up to the publication of this strategy and since will be examined here together with a glimpse at the international landscape.
authors.affiliation: Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4LE, UK.
authors.forename: Zeinab
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Abdi
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Wellington House, 135-155 Waterloo Road London, SE1 8UG, UK.
authors.forename: Alistair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Burns