We help people in Tameside and Glossop, who are experiencing problems with memory, to get a diagnosis of organic mental disorders like dementia.
We can also recommend treatment for Alzheimers' Disease.
After you have been diagnosed, we will offer support and advice through in-house sessions. We also refer and signpost to social care, voluntary services, and other helpful organisations.
You should speak to your GP about any on-going problems with memory and thinking skills first, so they can assess you for any physical or psychological causes for these changes. They will also conduct a brief memory assessment and refer you to us if appropriate.
All referrals are discussed in a ‘single point of entry’ meeting to ensure they meet the eligibility criteria.
Once the referral has been allocated to the memory service, you will be referred for a brain scan and receive an appointment for an initial assessment within 6 weeks. This appointment will last between one and two and a half hours, and will include a comprehensive assessment of memory, physical and mental health and any changes in day-to-day functional abilities.
You will then receive a consultant appointment to discuss the results of this, which will be asap following the receipt of your MRI scan results. Timings of this will be discussed at your initial appointment.
Once you have received your diagnosis you will be discharged back to your GP. If you are given treatment of acetyl cholinesterase inhibitors then you will receive a full care plan and the medication will be prescribed by the GP.
For out of hours support and advice please contact 111, social care on 0161 342 2222, or your out of hours GP service.
We've received accreditation by the Royal College of Psychiatrist Memory Services National Accreditation Programme.
The aim of this is to improve assessment, diagnosis and care for people with dementia and their carers. This includes timely and equal access to services, provision of evidence-based treatments, monitoring and follow-up.