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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Gary Mulvaney, Fiona Davies, Dr Rebecca Helliwell and Margaret McGowan. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Minutes: Graham Bell declared an interest in item 12 of the agenda (National Strategy for Community Justice – Analysis of Responses) as he was a non-executive member of Community Justice Scotland. |
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Argyll and Bute HSCP Integration Joint Board held on 26 January 2022 Minutes: The Minutes of the meeting of the Integration Joint Board held on 26 January 2022 were approved as a correct record. |
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MINUTES OF COMMITTEES |
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Audit and Risk Committee held on 15 February 2022 PDF 212 KB Minutes: The Minutes of the meeting of the Audit and Risk Committee held on 15 February 2022 were noted. The Chair of the Committee, Councillor Sandy Taylor, advised that the draft Annual Report was currently out for comment. |
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Clinical and Care Governance Committee held on 24 February 2022 PDF 342 KB Minutes: The Minutes of the meeting of the Clinical and Care Governance Committee held on 24 February 2022 were noted. |
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Finance and Policy Committee held on 25 February 2022 PDF 216 KB Minutes: The Minutes of the meeting of the Finance and Policy Committee held on 25 February 2022 were noted. |
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Strategic Planning Group held on 3 March 2022 PDF 273 KB Minutes: The Minutes of the meeting of the Strategic Planning Group held on 3 March 2022 were noted. |
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Finance and Policy Committee held on 18 March 2022 PDF 138 KB Minutes: The Minutes of the meeting of the Finance and Policy Committee held on 18 March 2022 were noted. The Chair of the Committee, Councillor Kieron Green, advised that the Committee had been asked to review and endorse the budget proposals, but as the equality impact assessments had not been available for consideration at the meeting, the Committee had reviewed the proposals but had been unable to endorse them. |
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CHIEF OFFICER'S REPORT PDF 185 KB Report by Chief Officer Minutes: The Board gave consideration to a report from the Chief Officer covering the Chief Officer appointment, service visits, Chief Officer podcast, award winning Argyll and Bute Community Addictions Nurse, national no smoking day, our winning diabetes team, senior management appointments and Argyll and Bute Suicide Prevention Group. The Head of Finance, on behalf of the Chief Officer, advised that the previous day letters had been issued centrally with incorrect vaccination appointments, which was a similar issue to that which had taken place the previous autumn. He advised that these appointments would be cancelled and new appointments issued locally. Decision The Integration Joint Board noted the report by the Chief Officer and the verbal update from the Head of Finance. (Reference: Report by Chief Officer dated 30 March 2022, submitted) |
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COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATE PDF 662 KB Report by Associate Director of Public Health Additional documents: Minutes: The Board gave consideration to a report reviewing the work
of Public Health in relation to Covid-19. The report built on accounts provided
in earlier reports and presented the most up to date information as possible on
how the pandemic was unfolding in Argyll and Bute as well as how the next phase
of the pandemic response was developing in Scotland. Decision The Integration Joint Board noted the Covid-19 current status in the Argyll and Bute
community, in terms of: ·
Distribution of infection rates; ·
Covid-19 vaccination; ·
Covid-19 testing programmes. (Reference: Report by Associate Director of Public Health dated 30 March 2022, submitted) |
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STAFF GOVERNANCE REPORT FOR FINANCIAL QUARTER 3 - 2021/2022 PDF 1 MB Report by Head of Customer Support Services Minutes: The Board gave consideration to a report on staff governance performance covering financial quarter 3 (October to December 2021) and the activities of the Human Resources and Organisational Development teams. Decision The Integration Joint Board – 1. Noted the content of the quarterly report on the staff governance performance in the HSCP. 2. Endorsed the overall direction of travel noting that it would be helpful to have comparative information from both the NHS and the Council at future meetings. (Reference: Report by Head of Customer Support Services dated 30 March 2022, submitted) |
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WHISTLEBLOWING REPORT QUARTER 3 PDF 331 KB Report by Director of People and Culture Additional documents: Minutes: The Board gave consideration to the third quarterly Whistleblowing Standards report for NHS Highland covering the period 1 October 2021 to 31 December 2021. Decision The Integration Joint Board noted the content of the report. (Reference: Report by Director of People and Culture dated 30 March 2022, submitted) |
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ARGYLL AND BUTE HSCP STRATEGIC COMMISSIONING PLAN PDF 203 KB Report by Head of Strategic Planning, Performance and Technology Additional documents:
Minutes: The first Joint Strategic Commissioning Strategy covering the period April 2022 to March 2025 was before the Board for approval. Decision The Integration Joint Board approved the HSCP Joint Commissioning Strategy 2022-2025 for implementation. (Reference: Report by Head of Strategic Planning, Performance and Technology dated 30 March 2022, submitted) |
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INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD - PERFORMANCE REPORT (MARCH 2022) PDF 1 MB Report by Head of Strategic Planning, Performance and Technology Minutes: The Board gave consideration to a report providing
an update on the impact on service performance with regards to the Covid-19
pandemic and the progress made with regard to remobilising health and social
care services in Argyll and Bute. Decision The Integration Joint Board – 1. Noted the HSCP performance progress regarding
remobilisation of activity in line with NHS Highland performance target for
2021/22 agreed with Scottish Government to 70%-80% of 2019/20 activity as at
November 2021. 2. Noted Waiting Times Performance and a further
reduction in Consultant and Nurse Led Outpatient breaches greater than 12
weeks. 3. Acknowledged performance with regards to both Argyll
and Bute, and Greater Glasgow and Clyde current Treatment Time Guarantee for
Inpatient/Day Case Waiting List and activity. (Reference: Report by Head of Planning, Performance and Technology dated 30 March 2022, submitted) |
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FINANCE Reports by Head of Finance and Transformation |
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Additional documents:
Minutes: The
Board gave consideration to a report providing a summary of the financial
position of the HSCP for the 11 months to 28 February 2022 and an updated
forecast. The year to date position was an underspend totalling £224k against a
budget to date of £272m. Decision The
Integration Joint Board noted – 1.
That the forecast outturn position was an underspend of £250k. 2.
The additional funding allocation by the Scottish Government and
the terms associated with it as contained within appendix 4 to the submitted
report. 3.
That unspent funds would be carried forward as earmarked reserves.
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That the HSCP now expected to repay debt owed to Argyll and Bute
Council early, estimated at an additional payment totalling £1.8m. 5.
That there was a year to date underspend of £224k at 28 February
2022. (Reference: Report by Head of Finance and Transformation dated 30 March 2022, submitted) |
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Budget 2022/23 and Savings Plan PDF 364 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: The
Board gave consideration to a report providing a proposed budget and associated
savings plan for 2022/23 which sought approval by the Board. It had been
considered by the Finance & Policy Committee at their meeting on 18 March
2022. The budgeting process for the next year had been underway since October
2021, and the report followed on from a range of related reports considered in
recent meetings which provided the Budget Outlook, a summary of the Scottish
Budget, set the savings target, outlined draft budget proposals and the
consultation process. Decision The Integration Joint Board – 1. Noted that the HSCP had developed a proposed balanced
budget in line with the timetable. 2. Approved the proposed budget for 2022/23. 3. Approved the Budget Proposals / Savings Plan. 4. Noted Equality Impact Assessments had been completed
and would be published on the website in respect of relevant savings proposals. 5. Noted the outcome of the public consultation process
and noted that this had been considered in the amendments to the savings plan. 6. Approved the implementation of contract uplifts to
ensure that all care staff received a minimum of £10.50 per hour from 1 April
and noted that this was fully funded. 7. Noted the intention to repay the debt to Argyll and
Bute Council early and establish a reserve for capital investment and service transformation
as funding allowed. 8. Instructed the Chief Officer to accept Funding Offers
from NHS Highland and Argyll and Bute Council and issue formal directions as
detailed in the draft at appendix 5 to the submitted report. (Reference: Report by Head of Finance and Transformation
dated 30 March 2022, submitted) |
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NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR COMMUNITY JUSTICE - ANALYSIS OF RESPONSES PDF 286 KB Report by Chief Social Work Officer Minutes: The Board gave consideration to a report summarising the key outcomes of the consultation on the National Strategy for Community Justice. Decision The Integration Joint Board noted the content of the report. (Reference: Report by Chief Social Work Officer dated 30 March 2022, submitted) |
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NATIONAL CARE SERVICE UPDATE - VERBAL Report by Chief Officer Minutes: The Chief Officer provided a verbal update. Decision The Integration Joint Board noted the verbal update from the Chief Officer in respect of the National Care Service. (Reference: Verbal Update by Chief Officer) |
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INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD WORK PLAN - FOR NOTING PDF 461 KB Minutes: The Integration Joint Board workplan was before the Board for noting. Decision The Integration Joint Board noted the content of the workplan. (Reference: Integration Joint Board Workplan dated 30 March 2022, submitted) |
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DATE OF NEXT MEETING 25 May 2022 at 1.00pm By MS Teams Minutes: The date of the next meeting was noted as 25 May 2022. |