Pioneering dementia service in South Gloucestershire shortlisted for award

A PIONEERING brand-new service helping individuals in South Gloucestershire with dementia has been shortlisted for a national award. The GP-provided Memory Evaluation Service, which has increased dementia diagnosis rates in the county from 38% to 58% in its very first year and decreased waiting times, has been consisted of in the elections for a prominent Health Service Journal award for Development in Mental Health. The service, which has been developed by the South Gloucestershire Scientific Commissioning Group (CCG), is delivered through a screening tool by GP practices, and is now being adopted in Gloucestershire, North Somerset and in London. With approximately 5,500 individuals in South Gloucestershire and Bristol having some kind of dementia, and as number increase with population age increases, early diagnosis …
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