Dementia Action Alliance
Quarterly Event
Focus on Delirium and dementia in
Black, Asian Minority Ethnic
Communities
2nd September 2013
Board update
Dementia Action Alliance
Simon Kitchen,
Lead Executive,
2nd September 2013
Purpose of the Board
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Guide the work of the Alliance
Maintain the independence of Alliance
Oversee the development of Alliance priorities
Ensure the Alliance is on a secure financial footing
Rotate the chairing of Alliance events
Set membership criteria
Approve (with Alliance staff) areas of joint work
conducted under the name of the Alliance
• Agree work plan of staff and monitor performance
Board members
• Prof Dawn Brooker – Worcester University – Research
representative
• Gill Ayling – Department of Health – Statutory sector representative
• Prof Graham Stokes – Bupa – Private sector representative
• Jeremy Hughes – Alzheimer’s Society – Not for profit sector
representative and host organisation
• Peter Dunlop – Person living with dementia representative
• Peter Watson – Carer representative
• Sharon Blackburn – National Care Forum – Not for profit sector
representative
New Board members
• Karen Harrison Denning – Dementia UK – Clinicial representative
• Heather Gilling – Dementia Support South Lincolnshire – Local
representative
• Daniel Snipe – PWC – Treasurer
• Prof. Alistair Burns – NHS England – invited as Statutory
representative
Key decision
• Approval of the Governance Framework
(on website)
• Approval of Lead Executive Objectives
• To undertake public affairs work ahead of
the General Election
General Election
This will be done through:
a) Running umbrella events for the main
parties
b) Prioritising asks for manifesto
commitments
c) Ensuring politicians don’t think that
dementia is ‘fixed’
Proposed ‘asks’
‘Post diagnostic support’
‘Breaking down the post code lottery’
Other updates
• Annual Report contributions
• Carers Call to Action – request for health and
well being board dissemination
• Right Care Webinar Programme
• DAA / Housing LIN Call to Action
• Alzheimer’s Society survey of people’s
experience of living with dementia