Purpose

For Cabinet to discuss the recommendations
within the Health & Adult Social Care Select Committee's rapid
review into the support for people living with dementia and their
carers in Buckinghamshire

Content

The
Health & Adult Social Care Select Committee agreed to set up a
rapid review into dementia support services for people living with
dementia and their carers in
Buckinghamshire. 

A small group of councillors volunteered to
participate in the rapid review. 
Evidence gathering meetings, with a number
of stakeholders, took place across three full days on
Thursday 9th March, Tuesday 14th March and
Thursday 16th March 2023.   The review was chaired by Cllr Carol
Heap and comprised of Cllrs Shade Adoh, Phil Gomm, Robin Stuchbury,
Nathan Thomas and Alan Turner. Following
the evidence gathering meetings the review group then met to
discuss and agree its key findings and recommendations, which were
presented in the report found at Appendix 1. The
recommendations were grouped together under the NHS England
Dementia Well Pathway which had been adopted by
Buckinghamshire.
Cabinet was asked to consider
the recommendations of the Select Committee Review.
 
RESOLVED
 
1)
That the Select Committee and Review Group, as well as the
supporting officers, be thanked for their work and subsequent
recommendations.
 
2)
That Cabinet’s responses to the review and recommendations,
as set out and circulated to Members, be AGREED.
 
Note: a complete breakdown of
the scrutiny recommendations and Cabinet’s responses can be
found here.