Issue - meetings

The Board resolved to:-

(i)       note the content of the report; and
(ii)       note that longer term planning in the workforce was an ongoing Grampian wide issue and to look at how the workforce risk was being addressed in the longer term.

The Board had before it a report by the Chief Officer, AHSCP,  on the General Practice Update (including Primary Care Improvement Plan), which provided updates on general practice in Aberdeen City, and on the Primary Care Improvement Plan.  Members heard from the Programme Manager in respect of the report.

Members discussed whether enough was being done to inform the public of the reshaping.  They were advised that not all practices had access to PCIP yet but that a Grampian-wide meeting regarding communication strategy was due to take place on 3 November 2021.

Members noted the difficulties of recruitment across all north-east HSCPs.

The report recommended:-

that the Board note the content of the report.

The Board resolved to:-

(i)       note that longer term planning in the workforce was an ongoing Grampian-wide issue and to look at how the workforce risk was being addressed in the longer term; and

(ii)       note the report.