Issue - meetings

The Board resolved :-

(i)            to note the content of this report; and

(ii)          to instruct the Chief Officer, ACHSCP to present a further update on 15 December 2021.

The Board had before it the report from the Chief Officer, ACHSCP which provide an update to the Integration Joint Board (IJB) with regards to market facilitation activity during the previous 12 months.

Members heard from the Lead Commissioner, ACHSCP who advised that the report had been delayed due to response to the pandemic, but that delay had also permitted some changes to delivery methods.

The Lead Commissioner introduced the Chair of the Grampian Care Consortium (GCC) to present an overview of market engagement from both a customer and supplier perspective.

Members heard that the IJB had adopted a challenging and new vision in seeking to create the GCC and the Board was appreciative of GCC coming together in the manner they had. The Board was well placed with regard to such procurement activity when viewed in context of the Feeley Report recommendations as the GCC had now been operating for 8 months.

The Chair of GCC advised that experience so far had been very positive and that working collaboratively had assisted deliver positive change and enhanced service delivery.

The report recommended :-

that the Board note the content of the report.

The Board resolved :-

(i)            to approve the recommendation; and

(ii)          to instruct the Chief Officer, ACHSCP to present a further update on 15 December 2021.