Memory and Life Story Clinic

This clinic was started by Catherine Tattersall, Jane McKeown and Emma Yarwood and is currently led by Catherine and Emma.

It is a multidisciplinary group: Catherine is a Speech and Language Therapist, Emma is an Occupational Therapist and Jane is a Senior Nurse.

This group is held on Wednesday afternoons during semester times and provides memory and life story input to individuals with dementia or memory difficulties and their families and/or carers.

Students studying to be nurses or speech and language therapists provide input under the guidance of experienced clinicians. Most individuals work with student partners to develop their life story. Some prefer to come for a chat and reminisce, or practise communication. After the individual sessions there is an opportunity to talk to others in the group over tea and coffee.

A research project developed with people who have attended the group looking at word finding difficulties in people with dementia has been supported by the Alzhiemer's Society.