Issue - meetings

           To consider the report and agree that the Dementia Steering Group take on the work required by the Board, overseen by the Joint Commissioning Leadership Team.

Consideration was given to a report informing the Board that the Alzheimer’s Society had recently published ‘Mapping the Dementia Gap 2012: Progress on improving Diagnosis of Dementia 2011-2012’, which was appended to the report. The report showed that, within the area of the Central and Eastern Cheshire PCT, there had been a 0.6% increase in diagnosis with 44.7% people with Dementia now diagnosed.  However, it also appeared to show that the improvement in the rate of diagnosis was far lower than elsewhere, placing the area at 160th out of 178 (where 1 is most improved). The Health and Wellbeing Strategy identified the improvement of co-ordinated care for people with dementia as one of the priorities. It was estimated that in Cheshire East there would be an increase of 78% in the numbers of over 65s with dementia by 2030.

A review of the 2010 – 2013 Joint Commissioning Plan was now underway, with the two CCGs and CEC engaged through the Dementia Steering Group. The review group were looking at both the Workplan and the Strategy to inform the refreshed 2013 – 2015 Strategy. In addition the Council’s Adult Overview and Scrutiny Committee’s Task and Finish Group looking at Dementia had recently published its report. This was also being considered by the Steering Group. Both Clinical Commissioning Groups had identified dementia as a priority for action within their Commissioning Intentions. It would be for the Steering Group to determine the most effective way of delivering across the system improvements that would help to achieve an improved diagnosis rate.

The Health and Wellbeing Board was requested to agree that the Dementia Steering Group take on the work required by the Board, overseen by the Joint Commissioning Leadership Team.

RESOLVED

That it be agreed that the Dementia Steering Group consider the scope of the work required by the Board, overseen by the Joint Commissioning Leadership Team.