ThebenefitsofdirectGPaccesstoneuroimaginginvestigationsfordementiahaveyettobe established.Ourfindingssuggestthatcurrent GPspecialitytraininginIrelandandWalesis deficient indementia-specificandneuroimagingtrainingwiththeconcernbeingthatinadequatetrainingwillleadtoinadequatereferrals. Furthertrainingwouldcomplementguidelinesandprovideagreaterunderstandingoftheroleandappropriatenessofneuroimaging techniquesinthediagnosisofdementia