Memory assessment and management service

The core aims of the Memory Assessment and Management Service:

• Be a single point of referral for all people with a possible diagnosis of dementia or mild-cognitive impairment.
• Support primary care to promote and facilitate early identification and referral of people with suspected dementia.
• Provide high-quality accurate diagnosis of dementia early in the course of the disease.
• Communicate the diagnosis well, in a person-centred way to both the person with dementia and their carers.
• Ensure that people with dementia and their carers have appropriate information that allows them to manage their care more effectively along the pathway and understand how to access other appropriate assistance when required.
• Engage people with dementia and their carers in decisions about the care options available to them, including the development of personal care-plans.
• Ensure the service is readily accessible and meets the range of needs of the local population.
• Ensure continuity of care across the pathway and integration with other care providers.

Core treatment interventions include cognitive stimulation therapy (CST), pharmacological treatment, individualized care-plans and carer education.

For more detail about the remit, standards and practices of our MAMS teams please see our Memory Assessment and Management Service (MAMS) Operational Protocol.