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(i)             to note that The IJB Chair would forward information to the Strategy and Transformation Lead regarding good practice in Forth Valley; and

(ii)           to otherwise note the recommendations made by Audit Scotland in the ‘NHS in Scotland 2021’ report.

The Committee had before it a report highlighting appropriate reports published by Audit Scotland which had relevance for the ongoing work of the Risk, Audit and Performance Committee, Integration Joint and the Health and Social Care Partnership.

The Chair noted that there was only one recommendation for Committee consideration at 2.1(a) as there were no further papers included as referred to at 2.1(b).

Amy Richert - Senior Project Manager, advised that Audit Scotland produced a range of local and national reports on the performance and financial management of Scotland’s public bodies. The report for noting on today’s agenda was NHS in Scotland 2021, which had been reviewed and identified as being specifically relevant for committee members. Ms Richert, spoke to the report and responded to questions from Members. 

Members discussed the issues around sharing of data from General Practices and noted that the new National Care Service Bill was going to be looking at this.  Members noted the task involved in explaining to the public that it may not always be necessary to see a GP as there were other health professionals who may be better suited in certain circumstances.  Members further noted the increasing requirement for joint working and pooling available resources.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee note the recommendations made by Audit Scotland in the ‘NHS in Scotland 2021’ report.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)             to note that The IJB Chair would forward information to the Strategy and Transformation Lead regarding good practice in Forth Valley; and

(ii)            to otherwise note the recommendations made by Audit Scotland in the ‘NHS in Scotland 2021’ report.

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(i)             to agree that reference to the IJB’s development work on Culture would be added to the final version of the document;

(ii)            to instruct the Chief Finance Officer to review climate change duties and take recommendations on the implications back to Committee; and

(iii)          To otherwise approve the sources of assurance, as highlighted in Appendix A of the report.

The Committee had before it a report on the Local Code of Corporate Governance which was a review of the governance for the Integration Joint Board (IJB) previously agreed by Audit & Performance Systems Committee (APS).  The purpose of the report was to allow the Risk, Audit and Performance Committee (RAPC) to comment on the sources of assurances used to measure the effectiveness of the governance principles contained in the CIPFA/SOLACE ‘Delivering Good Governance in Local Government: Framework’ document.

The Chief Finance Officer spoke to the report and responded to questions from Members.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee approve the sources of assurance, as highlighted in Appendix A of the report.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)             to agree that reference to the IJB’s development work on Culture would be added to the final version of the document;

(ii)            to instruct the Chief Finance Officer to review climate change duties and take recommendations on the implications back to Committee; and

(iii)          to otherwise approve the recommendation.