Dementia Action Alliance Quarterly Event Focus on Delirium and dementia in Black, Asian Minority Ethnic Communities 2 nd September 2013

Board update Dementia Action Alliance Simon Kitchen, Lead Executive, 2 nd September 2013

Purpose of the Board 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