Issue - meetings

The Board resolved:-

(i)             to note the points raised regarding the current system and the pressures around recruitment;

(ii)           to note the actions around staff wellbeing, retention and empowerment;

(iii)          to note the actions around collaboration with secondary and further education institutions and use of new technology;

(iv)          to instruct the Lead for People and Organisation to look at modelling of different scenarios;

(v)           to approve the final version of the ACHSCP Workforce Plan 2022 – 2025 as attached at Appendix A of the report; and

(vi)          to instruct the Chief Officer to report progress annually to the Risk, Audit, and Performance Committee.

The Board had before it the final version of the Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership Workforce Plan 2022 – 2025.

Stuart Lamberton - Transformation Programme Manager presented the Plan.  Sandy Reid – People and Organisation Lead, spoke in furtherance responding to questions from members in respect of retention, recruitment and career pathways.

Members noted the reality of the system with pressures around recruitment and retention of staff.  Members also noted the range of activities and actions being implemented around wellbeing to empower staff and the use of technology and efforts around improving local working conditions.

The report recommended:-

that the Board:

(a)           approve the final version of the ACHSCP Workforce Plan 2022 – 2025 as attached at Appendix A; and

(b)           instruct the Chief Officer to report progress annually to the Risk, Audit, and Performance Committee.

The Board resolved:-

(i)             to note the points raised regarding the current system and the pressures around recruitment;

(ii)           to note the actions around staff wellbeing, retention and empowerment;

(iii)          to note the actions around collaboration with secondary and further education institutions and use of new technology;

(iv)          to instruct the Lead for People and Organisation to look at modelling of different scenarios; and

(v)           to otherwise approve the recommendations.