Community

This service offers assessments for both memory and functional mental health problems for Older Persons. This takes place in assessment clinics or in the home environment (if there is a clinical need).

Consultant Psychiatrists, experienced non-medical prescribers and mental health nurses deliver the assessments. This enables diagnosis and treatment plans where appropriate.

Where further input is not required the team can offer advice. This could include signposting to other relevant agencies.

Our community team holds regular meetings to discuss service user’s cases. This provides an opportunity for review with the consultant and other relevant team members. This ensures we provide appropriate support and advice. Along with guidance and signposting to other available services.

The team often works alongside other teams and organisations to provide interventions to aid recovery.

People who use this service will have one or more of the following conditions:

• Alzheimer's disease
• Dementia
• Fronto-temporal
• Lewy body
• Vascular
• Other related memory conditions.
• They may also have:
• Anxiety
• Behavioural/Psychological symptoms of dementia (agitation, aggression)
• Depression
• Obsessional thoughts
• Personality changes
• Psychosis - hallucinations, delusions (perceptual issues / false beliefs)
• Suicidal thoughts.

Once somebody has been referred to us, we will make contact with you by phone to talk with you about your needs and send out a letter confirming our contact, this also has lots of helpful telephone numbers.