Baroness Casey references dementia in Local Government Association Speech
Baroness Casey has again referenced dementia, this time in a speech given to the Local Government Association (LGA) Conference.
The speech included the following:
“Dementia is a good example of where I think the system is in the wrong place. Too often, the answer from the NHS and the medics when we talk about dementia is ‘prevention’. Of course, prevention matters. I know it’s important to do more exercise and to eat plenty of carrots. But it is not the only show in town. We wouldn’t make the same argument about other medical conditions. Dementia is a disease. With other conditions we talk about medical breakthroughs, about new treatments, about new drugs. People with dementia need hope. They need research, they need treatment, they need care, they need housing, they need support for their families and a system that takes responsibility for them and their disease now.”
The full text of the speech can be found here: https://commission.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Baroness-Caseys-speech-to-the-LGA-.pdf
Read all of our coverage of Baroness Casey’s work as the Chair of the Independent Commission on Adult Social Care (The Casey Commission) here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/?s=Baroness+Casey (This includes the speech Baroness Casey gave to The Nuffield Trust Summit 2026: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/baroness-casey-speech-highlights-urgent-need-for-reform-of-dementia-care).