IS reported it was discussed at the above meeting that it should be arranged for representatives from the PDAA to attend Council Ward Meetings and talk about Dementia and the work of the PDAA. This would help to promote the aims of Dementia Friendly Communities initiative across the city, as we should remember that is made up of separate estate ‘communities’. action plans by email. KM, RS to find out details of forthcoming council ward meetings. KM, RS and PDAA members as required Dementia Friendly Community Awards New date for the event has been confirmed as Friday 2nd August 2013, 5pm, at the Reception Room, Council House. The event will be hosted by Cllr Tudor Evans. IS will ask Angela Rippon if she is able to attend. IS requests that a least 50 window stickers are produced by PCC to give out at the event. IS RS, KM Letter from PM IS: reported that he received a letter of from the Prime Minister congratulating the City of on progress its progress in Dementia Awareness PDAA Carers Group KB reported that he is setting up a PDAA Carers Group. The aims of the group will be making raising awareness of the issues at carers face and checking the actions/progress of the PDAA/PCC. IS raises point that the PDAA Carers Group also needs representation from people with dementia, and that KB needs to make contact
has received feedback that many carers are not comfortable with the system of having to make a ‘10 minute carers assessment phone call’ to PCC, as this would mean that they would have to discuss sensitive issues about care and health conditions in front of the person they are caring for. Ultimately this prevents many individuals from phoning the assessment number and they just carry on without any support. EI has also been told that some staff within the PCC Contact Centre who are not fully aware of the carers assessment system. carers assessments can be improved. IS requests that EI could give Kayleigh some idea of the number of people that have complained about the carers assessment. EI Road Map to Dementia Care HP suggested a flow chart to help carers with available services and what service feeds to what. This could be facilitated by PCC. DG commented that Age UK would welcome a carers flow chat as it would be a tool to help engage carers in the early stages of care. KM to ask Rachel Silcock if money available within PCC to pay for the production of a carers road map. KB, DG, EI to meet and explore how the road map should take KM, RS KB, DG, EI Age befriending links DG reported that Age UK has received Lottery Funding to develop befriending links that will actively engage with isolated people in community. Plympton activities AN reported on her volunteering work including her visit to the Carers Hub meeting at Harewood House, Plympton, and that all those present were keen to connect to other
FM met with Andy Burnham (Shadow Health Secretary), to discuss issues relating to specialist care in the dental industry. Focus Oral Health is based in City Business Park, FM has talked to Sue Grant, Manager of the business park and Sue McCadie, from local Business Health Network, about the need to get dementia awareness sessions arranged within as many workplaces as possible. FM will raise dementia awareness at the next Plymdental CPD Group meeting on 22 June. FM is Co-ordinator of the group which is open to all the different dental team members. She will ask delegates to consider becoming Dementia Champions in their workplaces. FM announced next full day Plymdental CPD meeting is taking on 5th Oct at Healthy Living Centre, Scott Hospital and requested PDAA support for a Dementia Friends Information session from 13:30. FM welcomed kind offer from Wolferstans to attend. Dementia Friends Information Session to take place at this event. IS, KB, GG, KM Dartmoor Search and Rescue CS reported on behalf of Dartmoor Search and Rescue. Dementia awareness is at the heart of the organisation’s weekly training programme. Discuss that it would be useful to arrange a Dementia friend Session for DSRT. CS reported on SARMAN system, which is an IT programme that provides a profile of regular locations that a vulnerable person visits, so that they can hopefully be traced quicker if they go missing. IS suggests that DSR showcases SARMAN at the IT systems CS to email KM some possible dates to run DF information session.