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This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Health Scrutiny Committee following their review of secondary care services for people with dementia and their families and carers.

RESOLVED: (i)         That the contents of the Health Scrutiny Committee’s final report be noted with thanks.

                        (ii)        That the recommendations set out in the final report be approved.

                        (iii)       That the following actions arising from the report be agreed:

a)     That all agencies involved in the care of older people be requested to sign up to the DoH document ‘Your care, your dignity, our promise’.

b)     That the final report be forwarded to the Joint Integration Commissioning Group to inform the discussions on future commissioning strategy for those suffering from dementia.

REASON:      In order to respond appropriately to the findings of this scrutiny review.

Members considered a report which presented the findings and recommendations of the Health Scrutiny Committee following their Dementia Review.  The review had examined the experience of older people with mental health problems (and their families and carers) accessing general health services for secondary care, in order to identify areas for improvement.

The Chair of the Committee, Cllr Fraser, was in attendance to answer any queries on the review or report.  Cllr Moore indicated that he had also been involved in the review at its early stages, as a member of the Health Scrutiny Committee before his appointment to the Executive.

The Committee’s final report, attached at Annex 1, had been approved by the Scrutiny Management Committee (SMC) on 17 December 2008.  The SMC had suggested that, once the recommendations in the report had been approved by the Executive, a copy be sent to the Chief Executive of the NHS, the Secretary of State and all participants in the review.  The recommendations arising from the review were summarised in paragraph 8 of the cover report.

Having noted the comments of the Shadow Executive on this item, it was

RESOLVED: (i)         That the contents of the Health Scrutiny Committee’s final report be noted with thanks.

                        (ii)        That the recommendations set out in the final report be approved.¹

                        (iii)       That the following actions arising from the report be agreed:

a)     That all agencies involved in the care of older people be requested to sign up to the DoH document ‘Your care, your dignity, our promise’. ²

b)     That the final report be forwarded to the Joint Integration Commissioning Group to inform the discussions on future commissioning strategy for those suffering from dementia. ³

REASON:      In order to respond appropriately to the findings of this scrutiny review.