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Item 8b - Independent DIG Update

West Dunbartonshire Council · 16 November 2023
Back to Community Planning West Dunbartonshire Management Board — 16 November 2023 and its agenda

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Management Board Meeting
Development and Improvement Groups (DIGs): Highlights and
Issues Report
FOR INFORMATION ONLY x
FOR DECISION
Name of DIG Independent DIG
Date of report Update report
Name and email of lead contact Fiona Taylor, Head of Health and Community
Care Fiona.taylor2@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
1 Highlights of activity and progress since last meeting
All 4 local outcomes have leads attached and milestones identified. Next meeting in
January 24 will focus on progress to achieve these milestones.
2 Outline of any issues/risks and how these are being managed
No risks identified. 
3 Outline of the main outputs expected before next meeting 
Linking with the national PoA awareness raising, it’s expected that members of the
DIG will raise awareness across their staff groups to enable PoA discussions – both
as staff and also with service users.
Development of pathways for older people to access exercise classes run by the
Leisure Trust (inclusive of those in Care Homes).   
Identification of community links to enable inreach to communities to start a dialogue
around ‘self care’- what this means for citizens.
Develop the additionality the DIG can bring to the Dementia Strategy work already
underway, linking that with the DIG strategic driver to have a better informed
population and cultivate a self-care approach 
4 What are your requirements of partners in the Community Planning
Management Board to achieve the outcomes of the DIG?
ITEM 8b

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5 Please outline any good news story you wish to share
No specific good news story from this meeting.