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NBT - Cognitive Disorders Clinic

Checked: 28-03-2025 by Vicky Ryan Next Review: 28-03-2027

Overview

Description of service

The Cognitive Disorders Clinic at Southmead is a tertiary referral clinic for atypical dementia, early onset dementia and mild cognitive impairment where there is particular concern, such as in a younger person.

Please see the Cognitive Disorders page for further details on referral pathways for cognitive disorders and referral criteria for this clinic.

There is also a neurology advice and guidance line, where GPs can ask questions regarding neurological complications of dementia – Epilepsy/Movement disorders.  They also give advice on rapid onset, young onset cognitive disorders through this line.

Refer

Who to refer:

All patients should have had the same assessment prior to referral as is required for the Dementia Wellbeing Service or NS/SG Memory Service.

If GPs are in doubt as to which service to refer to, then they can refer to the Dementia Wellbeing or relevant Memory Service first, as they will triage the patient and then send to the Cognitive Disorders Clinic if they feel that it is more suitable for Cognitive Neurology.

If very rapid decline then refer to neurological service.

How to refer:

Referral is via the eRS System (Neurology / Cognitive neurology)