You are absolutely right. There is a County Councillor - Claire Wright, who is really pushing for changes at Devon County in all aspects of Care and Carers. I attended a day long committee she had set up. If you want to contact her I can give you details - she is very proactive but the sticking point is a Head of Social Care for Devon, not long ago, and I quote, thought that " Only one or two carers in the county had problems" - this is such a hard wall to break through...... but I keep trying to do my bit......How sad that this is a common experience & that GPs who are the point of contact don’t listen. I know Doctors are stretched but my own practice is well run & are horrified at my experiences.
The answer isn’t reporting poor surgeries or GPs to parliamentary bodies it’s about fundamental changes required to dementia diagnosis with a very clear cut process & detailed documentation from family & friends taken seriously. The consequences of SW, carers, family, paramedics, out of hours doctors raising issues & those issues not being acted on should be swift & well publicised. It’s bad enough watching your loved ones going through this let alone a daily battle to have the issues faced by those trying to care for a PWD recognised.