Overarching aim: To provide leadership and advice to shape London’s dementia services so that people with dementia receive an effective diagnosis, treatment and care.

2025/26 focus areas

Prevention – our aim is to increase awareness of the modifiable risk factors for dementia:

• Identifying memory & hearing concerns in London memory & audiology clinics
• Audiology & Memory Clinic checklists
• London Memory & Audiology clinic directory

High quality diagnosis – supporting memory services to embed the new waiting times and encouraging access to appropriate investigations to ensure a good quality diagnosis

Universal Care Plan – supporting the new expanded template for use as a personalised care and support plan – Introducing the UCP to the Islington Memory Service

Integrated Neighbourhood Teams – we are working as an Ageing Well Collaborative across Dementia, Frailty and Palliative End of Life Care to develop a model which will address the needs of people living with long term conditions in the community.

Key documents

• Neuropsychology assessment in memory services guidelines
• Integrated memory service and Parkinson’s clinic virtual multidisciplinary meetings – Case study, Directory
• Guidance for appropriate prescribing of antipsychotic medication for patients with Dementia 
• DDR Coding GP guide
• Air quality and dementia blog
• National Memory Service Audit 2021
• National Memory Service Audit 2019

Key contacts

Clinical director: Charles Marshall, Consultant Neurologist Barts Health NHS Trust
Primary Care Lead: Nerida Burnie, GP Dementia Lead Kingston
Acute Hospital Lead: Siobhan Gregory, Director of Nursing Leadership and Quality NHS England
Senior Clinical Project Manager: Helen Souris
Email: england.cnsbsu@nhs.net