Regional Memory Assessment Support Service (Memory Assessment Pathway) Project

The Commissioner is seeking a provider to support the delivery of the Memory Assessment Pathway in North Wales. This service will provide pre and post diagnosis support to those with potential mild cognitive impairment, being assessed for and diagnosed with dementia. The service will be part of the Memory Assessment Pathway. It will be a key partner in the process of ensuring effective, efficient and equitable delivery across North Wales, reducing waiting times and providing education and support pre assessment and post diagnosis. The service will require a collaborative approach, working closely with health and social care sector as well as other memory assessment support services. There is a requirement for services to be able to work together to support those on the memory support pathway.

The Commissioner is seeking a provider to support the delivery of the Memory Assessment Pathway in North Wales. This service will identify those diagnosed within a hospital, CMHT or other setting (excluding MAS) and provide support to those identified up till discharge from hospital, CMHT or other setting. The service will be part of the Memory Assessment Pathway. It will be a key partner in the process of ensuring effective, efficient and equitable delivery across North Wales, reducing waiting times and providing education and support pre assessment and post diagnosis. The Identifier support service will provide early identification of those diagnosed with dementia or other cognitive impairment outside the Memory Assessment Services. The overall purpose of the role is to ensure the needs of those who are diagnosed with dementia or cognitive impairment are met as early as possible. This will be achieved by working with hospitals, Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) and other relevant services (see further requirements of the service in the Specification at Appendix 1) The service will require a collaborative approach, working closely with health and social care sector as well as other memory assessment support services. There is a requirement for services to be able to work together to support those on the memory support pathway.

The Commissioner is seeking a provider to support the delivery of the Memory Assessment Pathway in North Wales. This service will provide a Dementia Centre model to those with potential cognitive impairment, being assessed for and diagnosed with dementia and their carers. The service will be part of the Memory Assessment Pathway. It will be a key partner in the process of ensuring effective, efficient and equitable delivery across North Wales, reducing waiting times and providing education and support pre assessment and post diagnosis. The service will require a collaborative approach, working closely with health and social care sector as well as other memory assessment support services. There is a requirement for services to be able to work together to support those on the memory support pathway.

• Provision of Pre and Post Diagnosis Support
• Num offers: 2
• Value: £720,000

• Provision of Identifiers Support Service
• Num offers: 1
• Value: £224,000
• Contractor is an SME.

• Provision of Dementia Centres
• Num offers: 1
• Value: £399,201