Issue - meetings

Background:

This report provided details of the draft Dementia Strategy, following consultation. A copy of the Dementia Strategy was attached at Appendix 1 to the report (Supplementary Agenda No.1). It was noted that Dementia was a syndrome – usually of a chronic or progressive nature – in which there was deterioration in cognitive function (i.e. the ability to process thought) beyond what might be expected from normal ageing. The development of the Dementia Strategy would support the Council’s aims set out in the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy and the Council Plan in relation to older people.

The report provided details of the consultation process which had included consideration of the Strategy by the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee in September 2014 and January 2015, details of which were set out in paragraphs 5 and 6 of the report.

It was noted that to assist the Council in fulfilling its legal obligations, officers would complete a Diversity Impact Assessment (DIA) following the work of the Implementation Plan being developed and completed and commissioning recommendations being made.

Reasons:

The Dementia Strategy has been subject to consultation and seeks to develop a greater community awareness and understanding of dementia illnesses and the effect dementia has on people’s lives, as well as the importance of focusing on ‘living well with dementia’ and developing earliest possible interventions.

An implementation plan will be developed to ensure that the actions outlined in the Dementia Strategy are supported.