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A man who was diagnosed with dementia and then told three years later he did not have the condition has received an apology from an NHS trust.
Leighton Peacock, 71, was given a scan at Treliske, Cornwall in 2011 but as he did not deteriorate in the way expected way he had another scan this year.
Dr Vicky Brown, clinical director for dementia at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, has apologised.
Mr Peacock, from Marazion, said the diagnosis was "devastating".
Dr Brown said the test for dementia was not straightforward.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-29673306
Leighton Peacock, 71, was given a scan at Treliske, Cornwall in 2011 but as he did not deteriorate in the way expected way he had another scan this year.
Dr Vicky Brown, clinical director for dementia at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, has apologised.
Mr Peacock, from Marazion, said the diagnosis was "devastating".
Dr Brown said the test for dementia was not straightforward.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-29673306