Service detail

We provide a wide range of services for older people, including outpatient services, inpatient services, and rehabilitation.

Conditions we can treat

We look after patients over the age of 65 with multiple co-morbidities, including falls, infections, strokes, Parkinson’s disease, delirium, dementia, and patients requiring rehabilitation.

Services available

We provide a wide range of services for older people, including:

• Inpatient services
• Stroke Unit (specialist stroke inpatient beds and rehabilitation)
• Orthogeriatric services
• Dementia Services
• Memory Clinic
• Falls Clinic (including falls and fracture liaison)
• Information on the Lewisham Community Falls Service 
• Movement Disorders Clinic
• Stroke / TIA Clinic
• Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment 
• Elderly General Medical Clinic
• Tilt Table Clinic
  
  

How to get a referral

You can be referred by a GP or a practice/speciality nurse at your GP surgery.

You can also be referred by a member of staff at the hospital eg a doctor or nurse in the Emergency Department.

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What you should you bring to your appointment

Please bring a list of your current medication with you.

For our Memory Clinic, patients should come with a carer or family member who can provide a collateral history, in addition to the completed questionnaires which are posted to them prior to the appointment.

Dementia services

The Lewisham Memory Service, run in partnership with South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, offers comprehensive assessment, treatment and support options.

Our service can see anyone living in the borough of Lewisham over the age of 18 years who is experiencing memory problems which are likely to indicate dementia,

Learn more about the Lewisham Memory Service