To consider a report of the Director of Adult Social Care informing the Board of the proposed steps to improve services and quality of life for people with dementia, families and carers
(report attached)
Minutes:
The Board considered a report of the Director of Adult Social Care setting out the proposed steps to improve services and quality of life for people with dementia, their families and carers. Appended to the report was a copy of the joint Leeds City Council/NHS Leeds draft local strategy entitled ‘ Living Well with Dementia in Leeds’ which had been launched for public consultation document with 30th September 2012 being the closing date for comments. A copy of the consultation questionnaire which accompanied the draft strategy was circulated at the meeting
Attending for this item were:
Addressing the meeting, the Deputy Director outlined that the principal aim of the draft strategy was to make the City of Leeds more ‘dementia friendly’. Noting that, at its previous meeting in June 2012, the Scrutiny Board had identified dementia as a specific work area it was highlighted that this provided an opportunity for the Scrutiny Board to comment on the draft strategy as part of the wider consultation process
It was highlighted that dementia had been identified as a national priority and while Leeds had a track record for being an early implementer of a number of initiatives in this area, the draft strategy should be regarded as Leeds’ formal response to the national imperative
In response to Members’ comments and questions, the following issues were discussed:
Whilst the Board welcomed the report, the draft strategy and the opportunity to formally respond, Members highlighted a desire to consider the draft action plan produced following analysis of all the consultation responses
RESOLVED -
a) To note the publication of the draft dementia strategy and the period of public consultation ending 30th September 2012
b) That the Principal Scrutiny Adviser draft and circulate to all Board Members a proposed formal consultation response on behalf of the Scrutiny Board (Health and Wellbeing and Adult Social Care), with a final draft to be submitted to the September 2012 meeting for approval
c) That following analysis of all the consultation responses, a draft action plan be submitted to the Board for consideration at a future meeting
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