A Bradford charity is backing the Alzheimer’s Society’s bid to improve support services for sufferers of dementia.

Bradnet, which promotes equality and inclusion for disabled people, spoke out after the Alzheimer’s Society released a study suggesting half of the people living in Yorkshire and the Humber feel those suffering with dementia have a bad quality of life.

This was echoed in the feedback from people with dementia, with 70 per cent saying they had stopped doing things they used to due to a lack of confidence.

The majority of people with dementia also felt anxious or depressed and a third said they had lost friends after a diagnosis.

The Alzheimer’s Society is now calling on commissioners to make sure appropriate support services are available, whilst urging people and organisations to help ensure their communities are dementia friendly.

Tariq Ahmed, of Bradnet, said: “We are always backing things like this to encourage commissioners to provide more funds, awareness and training to care for people suffering from dementia.”