Dementia Navigation Service

North East London ICB wishes to procure a Dementia Navigation, Information and Support Service for City and Hackney. Dementia is one of the main causes of disability in later life. Characterised by progressive memory loss, behavioural and personality changes, impaired reasoning and ability to care for oneself, it progresses over time, and in the later stages of the disease people become increasingly frail, may have difficulty eating and swallowing, experience incontinence and lose communication skills such as speech and become increasingly dependent on others. The Dementia Service is a joint collaboration between the successful bidder and the lead NHS Mental Health Trust organisation. The service being tendered is for the Dementia Navigation Service, which is part of the overall Dementia Service and comprises of Dementia Navigators supported by a Team of professionals from the NHS lead Organization which includes Consultants (Psychiatrist and Psycho-Geriatrician), Nurses, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, and Administrators. The Dementia Navigation, information and Support Service will work as an integral part of the Dementia Service (DS) to support City and Hackney residents aged 18 years and over with dementia, their carers, families and friends. The purpose of the dementia navigation, information and support service is to enable people diagnosed with dementia and their carers to come to terms with their diagnosis, reduce social isolation and live well with dementia.