care home liaison role
Islington councillors are discussing staffing shortages causing significant referral waits in memory services, which support individuals with memory needs in care homes.
Islington's Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee discussed in October 2026 that memory services are experiencing 18-week referral waits for assessments. Councillors described this situation as concerning, with Carl Milner, Director of Comms, Marketing and Engagement for North London NHS Foundation Trust, attributing delays to staffing shortages and a supply and demand imbalance (story 10702).
These challenges in memory services, which provide support and coordination for individuals with memory needs in care homes, indicate broader pressures on the system. No specific discussions about the care home liaison role are currently reported, and no upcoming meetings are scheduled on this topic.
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