Memory Services
Islington councillors are discussing significant referral waits for memory services due to staffing shortages.
Islington's memory services, which assess and manage memory-related conditions, are currently experiencing an 18-week referral wait for assessments. Councillors described this situation as concerning during a Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee meeting in October 2026.
The lengthy waiting times are attributed to a supply and demand imbalance, with the number of people needing assessments significantly outstripping available staff capacity, Carl Milner of North London NHS Foundation Trust explained. The trust is working to address the issue.
Key facts
- Islington's memory services face an 18-week referral wait for assessments. Source
- The waiting times are attributed to staffing shortages and demand outstripping capacity. Source
- Councillors discussed this at a Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee meeting on 15 October 2026. Source
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