Issue - meetings

The Board resolved:-

(i)             to approve the recommendations subject to clarification on the sustainability of the funding and whether or not the Aberdeenshire funding was in place and further information regarding employment and retention of the young people;

(ii)           to instruct the Chief Officer to liaise with colleagues in Aberdeen City Council to progress a joint contract to fund young people through Project Search at a cost of £6,500 per young person (up to a maximum of 6 young people);

(iii)          to make the Direction, as attached at the Appendix to this report and instructs the Chief Officer to issue the Direction to Aberdeen City Council (ACC); and

(iv)          to instruct the Chief Officer to explore ACHSCP becoming a host organisation under Project Search and to liaise with both Aberdeen City Council and NHS Grampian on the promotion of Project Search as one of the employability options to develop the young workforce in health and social care

The Board had before it a report outlining the proposal to fund young people through Project Search, as part of Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (ACHSCP) Workforce Plan and commitment to developing the young workforce.

The Business Manager spoke to the report and responded to questions from Members.

The report recommended:-

that the Board –

(a)           instruct the Chief Officer to liaise with colleagues in Aberdeen City Council to progress a joint contract to fund young people through Project Search at a cost of £6,500 per young person (up to a maximum of 6 young people);

(b)           make the Direction, as attached at the Appendix to the report and instruct the Chief Officer to issue the Direction to Aberdeen City Council (ACC); and

(c)           instruct the Chief Officer to explore ACHSCP becoming a host organisation under Project Search and to liaise with both Aberdeen City Council and NHS Grampian on the promotion of Project Search as one of the employability options to develop the young workforce in health and social care.

The Board resolved:-

to approve the recommendations subject to clarification on (1) the sustainability of the funding, (2) whether or not the Aberdeenshire funding was in place; and (3) further information regarding employment and retention of the young people.