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Suzie Mitchell, police sergeant at Sussex Police
Yes – it stops family carers worrying and keeps patients safe Sussex Police has joined a number of local authorities in investing in GPS tagging devices for dementia patients that can be worn around their neck, clipped to a belt or put on a set of house keys. It works through...

Dot Gibson, general secretary for National Pensioners Convention
No – using tags on dementia patients is treating like criminals The National Pensioners Convention (NPC) has condemned the move as “just about saving money rather than treating people with dignity”. Dot Gibson, NPC general secretary said: “This action shows how the social care...