Dementia

Dementia services

The Bay of Plenty District Health Board also offers a service for people with early onset dementia which is  targeted at the following patients:

• Age related cognitive impairment.
• Who are under the age of 75 years at the time of referral.
• Where the GP recommends diagnostic clarification from a specialist service.

All patients wanting to use this service have to be referred by a general practitioner or other community health provider.