Issue - meetings

The Board resolved:-

(i)             to note the progress made with the redesign of the Marywell Service;

(ii)           to agree that a triage clinic was established in partnership with Aberdeen City Council at West North Street;

(iii)          to agree that Marywell practice was funded for 24 months via the Alcohol and Drugs Partnership as a response to the public health challenge of drug related deaths from funds agreed by the Alcohol and Drugs Partnership and Integration Joint Board of 7th June 2022;

(iv)          to instruct the Chief Officer, in consultation with the Public Health team, to develop and deliver a health and inequalities plan to support mainstream Primary Care;

(v)           to instruct the Chief Officer to report to a meeting of the Integrated Joint Board on the next phase of the redesign of the Marywell Service, with a Business Case to outline the future provision of services within 18 months; and

(vi)          to note that the Integration Joint Board offered its support with the work of the project.

The Board had before it a report on the Marywell Service Review providing an update on the redesign of the service. Teresa Waugh - Primary Care Development Manager and Simon Rayner - Strategic Lead, Aberdeen City Alcohol & Drug Partnership presented the report and responded to questions from members.

The report recommended:-

that the Board:

(a)           note the progress made with the redesign of the Marywell Service;

(b)           agree that a triage clinic was established in partnership with Aberdeen City Council at West North Street;

(c)           agree that Marywell practice was funded for 24 months via the Alcohol and Drugs Partnership as a response to the public health challenge of drug related deaths from funds agreed by the Alcohol and Drugs Partnership and Integration Joint Board of 7th June 2022;

(d)           instruct the Chief Officer, in consultation with the Public Health team, to develop and deliver a health and inequalities plan to support mainstream Primary Care; and

(e)           instruct the Chief Officer to report to a meeting of the Integrated Joint Board on the next phase of the redesign of the Marywell Service, with a Business Case to outline the future provision of services within 18 months.

The Board resolved:-

(i)             to note that the Integration Joint Board offered its support with the work of the project: and

(ii)            to otherwise approve the recommendations.