The Daily Mail argues that dementia care and treatment in the UK remain outdated despite dementia being the country’s biggest killer. Citing Baroness Casey, it calls for the same long-term research, earlier diagnosis, public awareness and improved treatment that have transformed cancer outcomes.

The article says dementia causes around 76,000 deaths annually, accounts for one in nine deaths, and could affect 1.4 million people in Britain by 2040. It highlights regional disparities in NHS diagnosis, the condition’s devastating effects on families, and urges Prime Minister Andy Burnham to make dementia care a higher government priority; the editorial also criticises Labour’s asylum policy and hints at possible tax rises.