A report by the Dementia Scrutiny Panel which was presented to the Health and Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 27 March 2011 provided background information regarding the Final report of the Dementia Scrutiny Review.

RESOLVED:  That the Cabinet:

(1)  welcomes the report of the Dementia Scrutiny Review and thanks all those who have contributed to it;

(2)  asks the Interim Director of Adult Social Care, in partnership with NHS Wirral, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Trust and Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to facilitate the integration of services for people with dementia and similar conditions to produce a single pathway of support; and

(3)  invites the Health & Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee to consider whether they would undertake a scrutiny review of the provision of Local Authority services for people with dementia, and what further steps could be taken to enhance outcomes through early intervention and support.