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It's official: Redbridge older adult memory service provides outstanding service
Redbridge older adult memory service has been awarded for providing an 'outstanding service' to the people of the borough.
The Redbridge memory service, based on the Goodmayes site, offers assessment, diagnosis, treatment and therapeutic interventions to people aged 18 years and over who experience memory problems.
The memory service is provided by psychiatrists, psychologists, community mental health nurses, occupational therapists and support, time and recovery workers an admiral nurses. Admiral nurses focus on carers of individuals who have dementia and offer on-going support, individually and in groups. The memory service also works with key partner agencies on the dementia care pathway.
Staff from the service - which is accredited as excellent by the Royal college of Psychiatry's Memory Service National Accreditation Programme (MSNAP) - attended the 6th National Memory Services Forum to accept an award to say that they offer an 'outstanding service' to the people of Redbridge.
The award, one of only three accross the UK,was awarded by Professor Martin Orrell (former NELFT research and development director) to Sally Breavington, NELFT nurse lead and Jo Byrne, NELFT deputy assistant director (Redbridge), pictured above.
Sally and Jo are very proud of the team for all their hard work and Jo said: "The team work really hard to provide the best possible service to all our service users. It is great to see their hardwork recognised and rewarded with this award."
For more information, contact Jo Byrne, jo.byrne@nelft.nhs.uk
The Redbridge memory service also received excellent accreditation and an Outstanding Achievement Award from MSNAP this year.
This award is extremely prestigious as the Redbridge memory service is one of only three services in the UK to have received the award, having met 100% of the standards set by the Royal College of Psychiatry.
For more information, visit www.nelft.nhs.uk/services-Redbridge-memory-service