Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved:-

(i)             to instruct the Strategy and Transformation Lead to ask for clarification from colleagues in Moray regarding the statement at item 3.4 on page 41 of the GMED report and to report back to Committee in this regard; and

(ii)            to otherwise note the content of the GMED report and the draft Sexual Health Services SLA.

The Committee had before it report on Grampian Out of Hours (OOH) Primary Care Services (GMEDs) and early sight of a draft Service Level Agreement (SLA) for Sexual Health Services for comment to feed into further development.

The Strategy and Transformation Lead spoke to the report and responded to questions from members.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee note and comment on the GMED report and the draft Sexual Health Services SLA.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)             to instruct the Strategy and Transformation Lead to ask for clarification from colleagues in Moray regarding the statement at item 3.4 on page 41 of the GMED report and to report back to Committee in this regard; and

(ii)           to otherwise note the content of the GMED report and the draft Sexual Health Services SLA.

(i)             to note the update presented on the PCIP, as outlined in the report and its appendices;

(ii)            to note that a workshop on 13 July 2022 was planned for a Primary Care Improvement Plan session for wider IJB members;

(iii)          to note the Transformation and Strategy Lead would arrange for updates to be circulated in respect of xx; and

(iv)          to request that a further PCIP performance update was presented to the committee in Spring 2023 (unless required by exception).

The Committee had before it an update on progress implementing the Primary Care Improvement Plan (PCIP).

Sarah Gibbon – Programme Manager, spoke in furtherance of the report, advising that Members had been presented with a copy of the latest Scottish Government Tracker submission, submitted in May 2021, which provided a good overview of the work to date implementing the PCIP. Ms Gibbon explained that the format of the report was set by Scottish Government however a summary was provided in the body of the covering report.  She then responded to questions from Members.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee;-

(a)           note the update presented on the PCIP, as outlined in the report and its appendices;

(b)           note that a workshop on 13 July 2022 was planned for a Primary Care Improvement Plan session for wider IJB members

(c)           request that a further PCIP performance update was presented to the committee in Spring 2023 (unless required by exception)

The Committee resolved:-

(i)             to instruct the Chief Finance Officer to share information with IJB members regarding Communications strategy from the Aberdeen and Grampian Primary Care Groups and to continue to share regular updates with members;

(ii)            to instruct the Chief Officer to include an update on Primary Care Communications as part of the Chief Officer report to IJB; and

(i)             to otherwise approve the recommendations.

Appendix A – pages 33-44

(i)             to agree that the Chief Finance Officer would add further narrative in respect of effective tendering with regard to the Procurement Regulations; and

(ii)            to otherwise note the content of the report.

The Committee had before it the Review of Financial Governance Arrangements, the purpose of which was to provide the results of the review undertaken by the Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership (ACHSCP) Leadership Team against financial governance requirements contained in the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)’s statement on the ‘Role of the Chief Financial Officer in Local Government’ (2016).

The Chief Finance Officer spoke in furtherance of the report and explained that this review was an annual requirement.

The report recommended:-

That the Committee note the content of the report and the accompanying results of the Executive team review contained at Appendix A.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)             to agree that the Chief Finance Officer would add further narrative in respect of effective tendering with regard to the Procurement Regulations; and

(ii)            to otherwise note the content of the report.