Decision details

Dementia Strategy

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member - Adult Care, Health and Wellbeing

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The report of the Director of Care and Health stated that NHS Wirral Clinical Commissioning Group (Wirral CCG), in conjunction with partners, has refreshed the Wirral Dementia Strategy. The strategy outlines the policies and services that will help improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers.

 

The Strategy outlines the ambition for dementia care in Wirral over the next four years (2019-2022) and is based on the five priority areas of NHS England’s ‘The Well Pathway for Dementia’ (see appendix 2 to the report):

 

·  Preventing Well 

·  Diagnosing Well 

·  Supporting Well 

·  Living Well 

·  Dying Well 

Decision:

Resolved –

 

(1)  That the Dementia Plans be approved.

 

(2)  That Wirral Council will work in partnership with NHS Wirral CCG to support the delivery and implementation of the Wirral Dementia Strategy.

Reasons for the decision:

Adoption of the Wirral Dementia Strategy will allow co-ordinated and effective services to be delivered to people with dementia, and their carers, across Wirral.

Publication date: 27/11/2019

Date of decision: 27/11/2019

Effective from: 05/12/2019

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