Issue - meetings

The Committee had before it a report by Gail Woodcock (Lead Transformation Manager, ACHSCP) which provided an update on the progress of the Transformation Programme and included a high level overview of the full transformation programme, and a deeper dive into two of the work streams: (1) Self-Management and Building Community Capacity; and (2) Infrastructure, IT and Data Sharing.

The report recommended:-

That the Committee note the information provided in this report.

Gail Woodcock provided an overview of the transformation programme and highlighted the opportunities, costs and risks that had developed over the previous period since her last report to Committee in March and noted that formatting for the next report would be revised to focus on deliverability. Thereafter she delivered a deep-dive presentation on (1) Self-Management and Building Community Capacity; and (2) Infrastructure, IT and Data Sharing.

The Committee agreed that the report was very useful, and its formatting continued to improve each cycle. There were then discussions on (1) how more clarity could be provided within the report on overall programme expenditure, particularly in relation to variances and the rationale for over or under-spends; and (2) the IJB’s charging policy and the de-medicalisation of equipment.

Thereafter there were questions and comments on (1) the reason for the change control in terms of budgeting/resource for the Health and Social Care Training Passport (formerly the Social Care Campus); (2) the use of transformation funding to deliver acute care at home, and whether this service could be integrated into the mainstream budget in future years; and (3) progress with regards to the Link Worker project, and how the Partnership could produce data that would enable the IJB to monitor the costs and benefits of the project, in terms of finance; service user wellbeing; and efficiencies made to the wider health and social care system.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)           to note the report; and

(ii)          to thank Gail Woodcock for her very useful report and informative deep-dive presentation.

The Committee had before it a report by David Hughes which presented the outcome from the planned audit of Financial Assessments that was included in the 2017/18 Internal Audit Plan for Aberdeen City Council.

The report recommended:-

That the Committee review, discuss and comment on the issues raised within this report.

David Hughes advised that the objective of the audit was to determine whether assurance arrangements were in place to undertake financial assessments for fees charged and services provided by the Partnership. Internal Audit found that this was the case in general, though a number of recommendations were made for improvement with regards to the quality assurance process. He added that Management had accepted all Internal Audit recommendations.

Thereafter there were questions and comments on (1) the use of digital technology to improve accuracy and efficiency levels; (2) the ongoing workstream to increase the functionality of the Care First system; and (3) the importance of processing and storing personal information and data securely.

The Committee resolved:-

To note the report.