Luton Dementia Friendly Communities
Core Group Meeting
Committee Room 3, Town Hall
Notes of meeting held on the 9th December 2013
Present:
Pam Garraway – Director – Housing & Community Living – LBC
Kimberly Radford – Commissioning Manager (Older People) – LBC
Lorna Brown – DFC Project Manager – LBC
Sue Hogg – Commissioning Officer – LBC
Patricia Jennings – Strategic Safeguarding Manager - LBC
Maria Collins - Director – Homeinstead Senior Care
Sue Hazleton - Advanced Health Specialist (Inequalities) – LBC Public Health
Dave Barratt - Co-ordinator – Dial-a-Ride
Gill Lintott - Operations Manager (Cambridgeshire & Bedfordshire) – Alzheimer’s
Society
Tanveer Haider – GP – NHS Luton CCG
Apologies:
Anthea Robinson - GP – NHS Luton CCG
Farrah Gilani - Board Member – Health Watch
Yvonne Weldon – Dementia Nurse Specialist – L&D Hospital
Tracey Fitzsimmons – Nurse Manager – Adult Community Health Care
Gail Robinson – Clinical Group Manager – SEPT – South Essex Partnership
Trust
Item
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Actions
Apologies and Introductions
 Apologies as above
 PG Acting as interim Chairperson
Notes of the previous meeting held on the 11th
November 2013
Notes were read and approved. Standing item to be
included onto future Agendas “Issues and Risks”
LB
Actions from notes of meeting 11th November
2013
 Copies of presentation to the Core Group
 Examples of existing Action Plans to Core
Group members
Completed
Completed
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Distribution of Feedback from the Issues &
Risks workshop
Completed
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Event flyer to be distributed to Core Group
members
Completed
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Develop key messages around the DFC’s
project and Dementia Friends logo
Ongoing LB
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Present to the Pharmaceutical Committee
Completed KR
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Quality of Life initiatives into the LDDA TOR
During the
development LB
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LDAA TOR to include declaration of interests
of members
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Post event feedback
LB had previously distributed copies of the Event
Report to the Core Group members, which included
all feedback data. Key data included:
 173 individuals attended the event;
representing public, private and voluntary
organisations, carers, people living with
dementia and interested individuals
 4 Completed Action Plans received
 20 organisations have expressed an interest in
their organisation delivering the Dementia
Friends Information Sessions
 Luton Adult Learning has committed to
developing a dementia awareness element of
their health courses
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Feedback from the Dementia Friends Information
Session
100 individuals attended the Dementia Friends
Information Session and now entitled to be called
Dementia Friends
During the
development LB
MC, who co-delivered the Dementia Friends
Information Session fed back to the group that,
although individuals enjoy the sessions, they are
expecting more information about dementia and
support for carers; in particular how to deal with
challenging behaviour. MC commented that
discussions with the Alzheimer’s Society (Head
Office) are required as it is their programme with a
set format.
PJ suggested that if there are future events –
workshops should include topics like ‘dementia the
disease’ and ‘coping with challenging behaviour’
KR said that we could widen this to run training
sessions in the community
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Luton Dementia Action Alliance (LDAA) next
steps discussion
PG is keen to maintain the momentum of the Launch
Event and the group suggested the following actions:
 Visit the organisations and individuals who
signed up on the day. Ascertain what they are
committing to and follow through
 Increase visibility of the Dementia Friendly
Communities project. Continue working with
the local media, via LBC Communications
department to send positive messages
 Ensure DFC’s has a page on the LBC Website
 Liaise with National Dementia Action Alliance
and arrange for Luton’s Action Plan page on
their website
 Use local company’s Head Office’s to
encourage their local branches to get involved
in LDAA e.g. Lloyds Bank
 Dementia event around Easter, with a health
focus and showcasing what is available
 Working at a locality level – link into the Area
Committees, particularly Farley Hill which is
currently trialling some community projects
 Mapping exercise of existing provision is
required
 Ensure the work of LDAA is fed into the
strategy groups
 Develop a DFC’s Work Plan
 Develop a DFC’s Communications Plan
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Ensure Police involvement
Actions
Liaise with Gary Roberts, LBC in respect of the Area
Committees
Write a Dementia Friendly Communities Work Plan
Send regular updates to Dementia Strategy groups
LB to obtain details for Chief Inspector Jacqui
Woodbridge and meet to discuss the LDAA
Dedicated Webpage on the Luton.gov.uk website
DFC’s information on other organisation’s Websites
Develop a DFC’s Communications Plan
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LB, KR
LB, KR
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LB & Adam
Kearney (LBC
Communications)
Any Other Business
Dementia Champions training to be held on the 10th
December 2013
SH would like to link the DFC’s project with the Public
Health’s Community Champions scheme
MC has spoken with HSBC, Machins & Pictons
regarding Dementia Friends Information Sessions
and is keen to avoid any overlap when approaching
organisations and individuals regarding the sessions.
A system needs to be put in place
Actions
LB to arrange to meet with SH to discuss the
Community Champions scheme
LB to establish a main point of contact for
dissemination of information to the Core Group
LB & SH
Date of Next Meeting: 20th January 2014,
1400hrs – 1530hrs, Town Hall, Committee Room 3
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