Issue - meetings

Members of the Health and Wellbeing Board to answer questions submitted by members of the public in accordance with the Executive Procedure Rules contained in the Council’s Constitution.

The list of public questions is shown under item 6 in the agenda pack.

A full transcription of the public and Member question and answer sessions are available from the following link: Transcription of Q&As

(a) Questions submitted by Ms Paula Saunderson:

1.    The question on the subject of how many patients over 65 have a diagnosis of dementia (or memory and cognition) was answered by the representative of the Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group.

2.    The question on the subject of how many of these patients are deemed to now have long term care needs was answered by the representative of the Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group.

3.    The question on the subject of how many of these patient are receiving funding for Long-Term Care from the NHS in the form of CHC (both types) and FNC was answered by the representative of the Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group.

4.    The question on the subject of how many patients over 65 with a diagnosis of dementia (or memory and cognition) are still resident in their own accommodation was answered by the representative of the Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group.”

5.    The question on the subject of how many family carers are looking after a dementia patient without the use of ASC or NHS funding was answered by the representative of the Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group.

6.    The question on the subject of why is long term dementia care is not considered as a medical condition like other terminal regressive diseases and badged as a social care need which is self-funded was answered by the representative of the Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group.”

7.    The question on the subject of the number of dementia patients Berks West CCG assists with end of life funding (outside of hospital) and the proportion this represented of end of life care in total was answered by the representative of the Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group.

8.    The question on the subject of who within the NHS Governing bodies has a Duty of Care towards Family Dementia Carers was answered by the representative of the Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group. A written response was to be provided for the supplementary question.