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Admiral Nursing Service
Admiral Nurses provide the specialist dementia support that families need. When things get challenging or difficult, our Nurses work alongside people with dementia, their families and carers: giving one-to-one support, expert guidance and practical solutions. The unique dementia expertise and experience an Admiral Nurse brings is a lifeline—it can help families to live more positively with dementia in the present and to face the challenges of tomorrow with more confidence and less fear.
We provide support over the telephone, at your home, and in clinic settings. We also run weekly carer focused Memory cafes which are open to anyone caring for someone living with dementia. Please contact us for more details.
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Referral criteria
The Solent Admiral Nursing Service is open to people who are caring for someone with dementia and struggling to cope. The carer or the person living with dementia must be registered with a Southampton city GP to access the service.
We accept self-referrals as well as referrals from health and social care professionals. The referrals can be made by telephone, letter or email snhs.ciseast@nhs.net.
You can drop in to one of our Memory cafes, which are open to anyone caring for someone living with dementia even if you have not been referred to the service. Please contact us for more details.
Full service description
The Admiral Nursing Service provide training and support to informal and formal carers and professionals working with people with dementia, in order to improve the quality of life of people with dementia.
The service provides specialist nursing intervention and support for the carers of people with dementia, working with family carers as the prime focus, and providing practical advice and information. The service provide consultancy to professionals working with people with dementia, and promote best practice in person centered dementia care.
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Memory Cafes
Weekly carer focused meetings across Southampton run by Admiral Nurses, our Memory cafes are an opportunity to meet and socialise with people who understand your situation in an informal and friendly setting. Each of the three cafes has a slightly different set up and they are in various locations across the city. Please contact us for more details.
Contact Information
Julia Watts
Admiral Nursing Service, Bitterne Health Centre, Commercial Street, Southampton, SO18 6BT
Opening hours
- Monday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Tuesday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Wednesday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Thursday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Special Notice
Family carers can call the Admiral Nurse Helpline for free on 0800 888 6678 or send an email to helpline@dementiauk.org. The lines are open: Monday to Friday, 9am – 9pm and Saturday and Sunday, 9am – 5pm.