Worcestershire Early Intervention Dementia ServiceWorcestershire Early Intervention Dementia Service (EIDS) have developed a clear referral pathway, which includes pre-assessment counselling, consent, family engagement, assessment by a competent specialist and sensitive disclosure, leading to better access to treatment and support. Read more »
Memory FirstMemory First is an integrated dementia service run by a consortium of 162 GPs across 41 practices in Staffordshire. Its pioneering joined-up approach to care has cut diagnosis times from 3 years to 4 weeks and led to major improvements in patient experience. Read more »
Lostwithiel General Practice in Cornwall has introduced a nurse led memory assessment service to support detection, diagnosis, and post-diagnosis care and support. Read more »
Dementia-specialist nurses from the secondary care memory assessment service in Bristol are now based in primary care, supporting GPs as they regain skills in managing dementia. Read more »
This plan sets out actions to accelerate dementia diagnosis across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Read more »
This Guidance sets out the process and associated standards for making a diagnosis of dementia in primary health care services, and by specialist memory assessment services. Read more »
Service specification for dementia: memory service for early diagnosis and interventionThis specification has been designed to assist commissioners to commission a memory services for early diagnosis and intervention. Read more »
Gnosall dementia co-ordinatorsThe Gnosall dementia service identifies patients at risk or in the early stages of dementia in a primary care setting. Read more »
This quality standard provides clinicians, managers and service users with a description of what a high-quality dementia service should look like. Read more »