A few weeks ago, I took my dad to an appointment at the Elderly Medicine Clinic at Northampton General Hospital. Dad is 86. He has dementia and is increasingly unsteady on his feet. Like many families caring for an elderly parent, we have spent a considerable amount of time over the last couple of years attending appointments, asking questions, trying to understand what support is available and, at times, simply trying to work out what we need to do next. At this particular a