Carole Burgoyne (Strategic Director for People) submitted a report seeking approval of the Joint Clinical Commissioning Group and Plymouth City Council Dementia Strategy 2014 – 15 and the associated Plymouth Action Plan for 2014 – 15, which had been developed in consultation with a wide range of partners and stakeholders as well as people living with dementia and carers.

Cabinet Members were advised that the refreshed strategic document called ‘Living Well With Dementia in Plymouth and Devon: Making Progress’, set out progress across the whole of the Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group area, including Plymouth, and included the strategic aims for the next two years as follows, which would be monitored through the action plan -

Councillor Tuffin (Cabinet Member Health and Adult Social Care) introduced the proposals and acknowledged the work done by his predecessor, Councillor McDonald. He advised that the action plan would be monitored by the Caring Plymouth scrutiny panel in March 2015.    

David Simpkins (Assistant Director for Co-operative Commissioning and Adult Social Care) and Katy Shorten (Strategic Commissioning Manager) attended the meeting for this item.    

Katy Shorten thanked all stakeholders for their input into the document and their joint commitment to take it forward.

Councillor Evans (Council Leader) indicated that the number of people with dementia would rise with earlier diagnosis and he acknowledged the role undertaken by Ian Sherriff in promoting Action for Dementia.  On behalf of Cabinet, he thanked Ian Sherriff and the officers for their work.   Councillor Tuffin also paid tribute to the work undertaken by the young people at Stoke Damerel School, in relation to dementia.   

Alternative options considered and the reasons for the decision –

As set out in the report.

Agreed to adopt the Joint Dementia Strategy 2014 – 15 and associated Plymouth Action Plan 2014 – 15.