This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition To re-classify Dementia as a terminal illness
Dementia results in death but is not classified as a terminal illness. Cancer, Stroke or Heart Attack are all classed as a terminal illness, but people can, and do, recover. Dementia sufferers do not. We want to change this so that the correct level of care can be provided more readily.
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