Issue - meetings

The Board resolved :-

(i)            to note the content of the report and the ongoing activity;

(ii)          to instruct the Chief Officer, ACHSCP to consider how best to present updates on progress within appropriate timelines to the IJB on the discussed themes of Digital, Public Engagement, Long Covid and Self-Management ; 

(iii)         to instruct the Chief Officer to ensure all  ‘lessons learned’  are included in the strategic planning for AHSCP’s new strategy; and

(iv)         to instruct the Chief Officer to include a brief update on staff wellbeing at every IJB during 2021 whether within the CO’s or separate report.

The Board had before it the report from the Chief Officer, ACHSCP which highlighted the lessons learned during the last 14 months of responding to the Covid 19 pandemic and how these lessons would feed into future planning.

Members heard from the Lead Strategy and Performance Manager who provided context and further explanation around the report.

Members heard of the impact on staff well-being during the response and of further arrangements being considered to better capture and manage effects in that area.

Members were advised of the many competing and sometimes new challenges to service delivery across health care which was often further complicated by government or health direction in certain areas of provision.

Members agreed that further reporting and scrutiny on implementation of the lessons learned was essential on the role of the Board to provide oversight and strategic direction.

The report recommended :-

that the Board –

a)            note the content of the report and the ongoing activity; and

b)            instruct the Chief Officer to provide an update on progress on embedding these lessons to the Clinical and Care Governance Committee.

The Board resolved :-

(i)            to note the content of the report and the ongoing activity;

(ii)          to instruct the Chief Officer, ACHSCP to consider how best to present updates on progress within appropriate timelines to the IJB on the discussed themes of Digital, Public Engagement, Long Covid and Self-Management ; 

(iii)         to instruct the Chief Officer to ensure all  ‘lessons learned’  are included in the strategic planning for AHSCP’s new strategy; and

(iv)         to instruct the Chief Officer to include a brief update on staff wellbeing at every IJB during 2021 whether within the CO’s or separate report.