Craig Ritchie: “Dementia is a crisis of our own making”
The psychiatrist and renowned brain health expert on changing perceptions around the UK’s biggest killer.
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Sarah Dawood is senior associate editor of Spotlight, the New Statesman's specialist policy section. She writes on a range of areas, including health and social care, benefits and welfare, and online safety. She was formerly deputy editor at online magazine Design Week and has written for, amongst others, The Guardian and Raconteur.
The psychiatrist and renowned brain health expert on changing perceptions around the UK’s biggest killer.
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