Decision details
Dementia Strategy and Action Plan
Decision Maker: Decision Session - Executive Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health, Executive Leader (incorporating Housing & Safer Neighbourhoods))
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Purpose of Report: The national dementia
strategy sets out key objectives which when implemented, should
result in a significant improvement in the quality of services and
promote a greater understanding of the causes and consequences of
dementia. This paper introduces the joint strategy developed by NHS
North Yorkshire and York and a local action plan to deliver the
priorities for York in respect of the strategy.
The Cabinet Member is asked to approve the Joint North Yorkshire
and York Dementia Strategy, and an Action Plan for Adult Social
Care. Sign up to the Dementia Declaration.
Decision:
RESOLVED:
(a) That the North Yorkshire and York Dementia Strategy be approved.
(b) That the report of the York Dementia Working Group be noted.
(c) That officers sign up to the Dementia Declaration.
(d) That the action plan proposed in Annex D of the report be agreed.
(e) That an update be received on the Dementia Without Walls project and that officers from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation be invited to attend the meeting.
Reason: To improve the quality of life for those living with dementia.
Report author: Kathy Clark
Publication date: 22/11/2011
Date of decision: 22/11/2011
Decided at meeting: 22/11/2011 - Decision Session - Executive Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health
Effective from: 25/11/2011
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