Agenda item

This report presents the final report from the Health Scrutiny Committee regarding their Dementia Review.

Members received a report which presented the final report from the Health Scrutiny Committee regarding their Dementia Review.

Members had the option to support all, some or none of the recommendations from the review, as detailed in paragraph 7 of the report, and to provide their comments prior to the report being considered by the Executive.

The Chair of the Health Scrutiny Committee outlined the findings and recommendations from the review, and also recorded his thanks to the Scrutiny Officer and Democracy Officer for their work.

Members made the following comments on the final report:

·  Welcomed the clarity of the report.

·  Noted the large numbers of patients with dementia that had not been diagnosed and observed that some of the recommendations addressed but did not completely resolve this.

·  Queried whether there was an on call liaison service at consultant level operating from Bootham Park Hospital and noted that the management of Bootham Park by the Primary Care Trust did not necessarily aid the integration of services.

·  Expressed the view that some of the patient experiences detailed made for depressing reading and that the issues they raised needed to be flagged up with all interested parties.

·  Recognised that there was lots of good work going on and significant progress had been made in recent years, despite the lack of support for staff, and that anecdotal evidence always tended to focus on problems.

·  Expressed concern that carers could not get the information they needed because of patient confidentiality.

RESOLVED:(i) That the contents of the final report and its annexes be noted, accepted and forwarded to the Executive;¹

(ii)               That thanks be recorded to all those who had participated in the review;

(iii)That copies of the report be sent to all interested parties, including service providers, consultees, the Secretary of State and the Chief Executive of the NHS, following its consideration by the Executive,² and a press release be issued publicising the work.³

REASON:                  To inform the Executive’s consideration of the final report.