The U.K. Medical Research Council and the Alzheimer's Society funded the study.

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The MPs, who received administration and funding support from the Alzheimer's Society during the inquiry, said the social care workforce had a limited knowledge of the condition.

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Professor Clive Ballard, one of the report authors and director of research at the Alzheimer's Society, said the finding was significant.

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