2026 Memory Assessment Services: Patient and Carer Feedback Trial

In 2026, the National Audit of Dementia will be testing a new, online‑only way for people to share feedback about memory assessment services. 

Following consultation with the NAD’s Patient and Carer Lived Experience Group, we are preparing to run a two‑month trial to collect feedback from patients and carers using memory assessment services. The trial will take place in June and July 2026.

The questionnaires have been co‑produced with people with lived experience and will be available online only, in English, Welsh, and six additional languages.

Coming mid-May 2026: Questionnaires, patient information sheets, guidance for services, and promotional materials

Patient data collection

Please note that data collection has not begun - the link to the survey will be available in June 2026

The following surveys and information are coming soon!

Bengali

  • Patient Questionnaire Bengali (text & emoji)
  • Patient Information Sheet Bengali 
  • Patient Questionnaire Bengali (paper - for information only) (text)
  • Patient Questionnaire Bengali (paper - for information only) (emoji)
Gujarati

  • દર્દી પ્રશ્નાવલિ ગુજરાતીમાં પણ ઉપલબ્ધ છે
  • Patient Questionnaire Gujarati (text and emoji)
  • Patient Information Sheet Gujarati
  • Patient Questionnaire Gujarati (paper - for information only) (text)
  • Patient Questionnaire Gujarati (paper - for information only) (emoji)
Punjabi

  • NAD ਮਰੀਜ਼ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਨਾਵਲੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਉਪਲਬਧ ਹੈ
  • Patient Questionnaire Punjabi (text and emoji)
  • Patient Information Sheet Punjabi
  • Patient Questionnaire Punjabi (paper - for information only) (text)
  • Patient Questionnaire Punjabi (paper - for information only) (emoji)
Urdu

  •  مریضوں کا سوالنامہ اردو میں بھی دستیاب ہے
  • Patient Questionnaire Urdu (text and emoji)
  • Patient Information Sheet Urdu
  • Patient Questionnaire Urdu (paper - for information only) (text)
  • Patient Questionnaire Urdu (paper - for information only) (emoji)
Polish

  • Kwestionariusz NAD dla pacjentów jest również dostępny w języku polskim
  • Patient Questionnaire Polish (text and emoji)
  • Patient Information Sheet Polish
  • Patient Questionnaire Polish (paper - for information only) (test)
  • Patient Questionnaire Polish (paper - for information only) (emoji)
Turkish

  • Hasta Anketi Türkçe Olarak Da Mevcuttur
  • Patient Questionnaire Turkish (text and emoji)
  • Patient Information Sheet Turkish
  • Patient Questionnaire Turkish (paper - for information only) (text)
  • Patient Questionnaire Turkish (paper - for information only) (emoji)
Welsh

  • Mae’r Holiadur Cleifion NAD hefyd ar gael yn Gymraeg
  • Patient Questionnaire (text and emoji)
  • Patient Information Sheet Welsh
  • Patient Questionnaire Welsh (paper - for information only) (text)
  • Patient Questionnaire Welsh (paper - for information only) (emoji)

Carer data collection

Please note that data collection has not begun - surveys will be available in June 2026

English

Welsh

Check out the surveys six additional languages. The survey links will be available at the beginning of June through end of July 2026. 

Bengali

Gujarati

Polish

Punjabi

Turkish

Urdu

Participating memory assessment services

  • Hillingdon Memory Service, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
  • Memory assessment and management service, CNTW
  • Memory Assessment Service, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Foundation Trust
  • Memory Assessment Service, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
  • Memory Clinic North Tyneside, Northumbria Healthcare
  • South Gloucestershire Memory Service, Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
  • Specialist Memory Assessment & Dementia Support Service, Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Governance

  • This questionnaire is completely anonymous and memory assessment service staff will not see your responses.  
  • By completing and returning this form, you consent to the use of your answers in the national audit, including in our reports. Further information about how we use data can be found in our privacy notice on our website.
  • If you decide that you would prefer not to fill in the questionnaire, this is fine and will not in any way affect the care provided.
  • This is not a complaint form, the project team will look at all the responses but because we don’t ask for your name, we will not be able to follow up your individual concerns or complaints. If you would like to make a complaint, please speak to the service or your local Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) who will be able to offer confidential advice on making a complaint.  
  • If you tell us about a risk of harm to a patient, we may need to contact the memory assessment service straight away.

Please see NAD's Information governance page for more information on how data is collected and used for the National Audit of Dementia.