Dementia Co-Ordinators
Age UK Herne Bay & Whitstable are proud delivery partners of the Dementia & Me co-ordinators in the Herne Bay, Whitstable and Thanet Primary Care Network areas.
If you are registered at any of the following surgeries, you are eligible for support from our Dementia & Me Co-Ordinators at Age UK Herne Bay and Whitstable, with or without a diagnosis of dementia:
- The Heron Medical Practice
- The Park Surgery
- Whitstable Medical Practice (including Chestfield and Estuary View)
- Bethesda Medical Practice
- Northdown Surgery
- The Limes Medical Centre
- Mocketts Wood Surgery
- Ash Surgery
- Westgate Surgery
- Birchington Medical Centre
- Minster Surgery
- Broadstairs Medical Practice
- St. Peter’s Medical Practice
- Summerhill Surgery
- Dashwood Medical Centre
- The Grange Medical Practice
- Newington Road Surgery
- East Cliff Medical Practice
Starting from June 2022, the Dementia & Me Co-ordinators will be a single point of contact for help and support for all things dementia across the area. Our Dementia & Me Co-Ordinators will be able to visit you in your own home, create a support plan, and offer a wide range of support and advice.
Our Dementia & Me Co-Ordinators can help you:
- Develop an adaptive support plan to help you manage changing needs throughout the dementia journey
- Highlight the importance of a diagnosis and attend Memory Assessment appointments with you and your carer
- Identify and arrange access to appropriate support groups for your diagnosis, offering support to take the first steps in these settings
- By offering emotional support and advice around diagnosis and difficulties arising from dementia symptoms
- Understand the services available locally and refer to and signpost to a wide variety of organisations with specialist expertise in dementia support or for other support needs
Though your co-ordinator may help you find more specialist advice in some instances, your assigned co-ordinator will remain with you throughout the process and act as a single point of contact, so that you don’t have to see a different person for every problem you may encounter.
If you are registered with Whitstable Medical Practice, Whitstable Health Centre, or Chestfield Medical Centre, your Dementia & Me Co-Ordinator is:
Lainey Farrant
07395 883857
lainey.farrant@nhs.net
If you are registered with The Heron Medical Practice or Park Surgery, your Dementia & Me Co-Ordinator is:
Kerry Relph
07395 883865
kerry.relph@nhs.net
If you are registered with Bethesda Medical Practice, Northdown Surgery, The Limes Medical Cenre, or Mocketts Wood Surgery, your Dementia & Me Co-Ordinator is:
Lisa Tyler
07935 883855
lisa.tyler8@nhs.net
If you are registered with Ash Surgery, Westgate Surgery, Birchington Medical Centre, Minster Surgery, Broadstairs Medical Practice, or St. Peter’s Medical Practice, your Dementia Co-Ordinator is:
If you are registered with: The Grange Medical Practice, Summerhill Surgery, Dashwood Medical Centre, East Cliff Practice, Newington Road Surgery, your Dementia and Me Coordinator is:
If you are unsure about which Dementia Co-Ordinator to contact, or your surgery is not listed here, you can call this number to be directed to the right place:
01622 943 257
or you can email:
hokh.dementiareferrals@nhs.net
The University of Surrey has conducted a realist evaluation into the service to explore what works, for whom, how, why and under what circumstances. Researchers set out to investigate how the Dementia Care Coordinator Service works in Kent and Medway and between 2022-2024, they conducted two surveys and interviewed 57 participants including: dementia care coordinators; service managers; healthcare professionals; people living with dementia; and family carers.
SURR 0196 Dementia Care Coordinators (interactive infographic)
SURR 0192 - Dementia Care Coordinators - Animation - Captioned on Vimeo