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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 7 Nov 2012

    A million people should be trained as "#dementia friends" - able to spot signs and help sufferers - UK governmenthttp://bbc.in/TLVq5R 

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      1. Hayley Cavanagh‏ @HayleyJCavanagh 8 Nov 2012
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking If Dementia Friends flops, Jeremy Hunt's fall-back position: blame Japan, they thought it up! #cantblamelabour4everything

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      1. Captain Jack‏ @JacobusBakker 7 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking no need for that as the demented are all assembled in parliament, beyond help.

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      1. Hayley Cavanagh‏ @HayleyJCavanagh 7 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking once 'spotted' by Dementia Friends what next? ...NHS?Demand outstripping supply throughout already! ....Badges? Wtf?

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      1. Ann Hayworth‏ @ann_hayworth 7 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking 1million Dementia Trainers! So happy to hear this! #dementiacareismypassion #hireme

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      1. TerryAnn Guay‏ @TerryAnnGuay 7 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking more #education more #funding more #awareness of #elderabuse is needed too

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      1. Rob Hughes‏ @RobHughesComedy 7 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking doesn't sound like our government. Are you sure about this?

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      1. Matthew‏ @Matthewgbvw 7 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking yeah more unpaid carers...

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      1. Peter Smith BEM‏ @petersm55706223 30 Apr 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Feel it should be "affected by" rather than sufferers.It also sounds a little big brotherish with "I-Spy dementia" .

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      1. Alice Manning‏ @alida1962 9 Nov 2012
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        Alice Manning Retweeted BBC Breaking News

        @BBCBreaking https://twitter.com/bbcbreaking/status/266336404852838401 … cant we have that kinda progressive thinkin here too?? #shorttermthinkin!!

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        BBC Breaking NewsVerified account @BBCBreaking
        A million people should be trained as "#dementia friends" - able to spot signs and help sufferers - UK government http://bbc.in/TLVq5R 
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      1. Louise‏ @FifieldLouisa 8 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking hum this was piloted in Bridport Dorset and it was very UNSUCCESSFUL no one volentered!! Where are these people gona come from?

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      1. ⥲Soph‏ @Ts619 8 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking I couldn't agree with this statement more, Im 19 years old and i look after people with #dementia as part of my job!

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      1. leeann balmer‏ @balmerleeann 8 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking how do you becomee a friend?

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      1. Justin Robert Price‏ @JRPCD 8 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking how about doctors taking #dementia cases more seriously when people first visit with concerns. No good spotting if nothing done

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      1. JaneN‏ @Janenaik 7 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking How about training GPs better? As a social worker I'm astounded at how many just blame 'old age' #anothercrapgovtidea

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      1. DR.T.E.PARTHASARATHY‏ @PASATHY 7 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking - TIMELY INITIATIVE !

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      1. Hayley Cavanagh‏ @HayleyJCavanagh 7 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Spot more=care for more. UK jam packed with frustrated unsupported carers now! This means there will be more of us! #thanksDave

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      1. Trish‏ @trishrebel 7 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking if you've lived with a #dementia sufferer is easy to spot in someone else, so a good idea However GP's sh be better trained

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      1. sheila‏ @silkywomen2 7 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking I CARE FORE A ELDERLY LADY WITH THIS ,WE MUST HAVE ALOT OF PATIENCE WITH THIS MY DEAR

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      1. Dev A Chatterjea‏ @devchatterjea 7 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Well if it helps people with dementia then its an good idea but will this go forward?

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