Issue - meetings

(i)           to note the anticipated financial out-turn for 2023/24 and the impact on the Reserves position of the IJB (at paragraph 3.1 of the report);

(ii)          to note the financial allocations proposed to be allocated by the partner organisations (at paragraph 3.9 of the report);

(iii)         having regard to the integrated impact assessment at Appendix 5, approve the 2024/25 budget and the Aberdeen City IJB Medium Term Financial Framework included as Appendix 1 of the report;

(iv)         to note that £2.5 million was held in a risk fund (as per paragraph 3.35 of the report);

(v)          to approve the Bon Accord Contract level for 2024/25 of £34,921,000 and budget assumptions (at paragraphs 3.38 and 3.39 of the report);

(vi)         to instruct the Chief Finance Officer to apply the national guidance to calculate the level of increase on non-National Care Home Contract services and pass this increase across to providers (at paragraph 3.41 of the report);

(vii)       to instruct the Chief Finance Officer to uplift the direct payments for clients with a staffing element included in their payment by the amount calculated using the national guidance (at paragraph 3.42 of the report);

(viii)      to make the budget directions contained in Appendix 2 of the report and instruct the Chief Finance Officer to issue those directions to the constituent authorities; and

(ix)         to approve the Year 3 Delivery Plan as detailed at Appendix 3 of the report.

The Board had before it the Medium Term Financial Framework prepared by the Chief Finance Officer which detailed the final levels of funding delegated by Aberdeen City Council and NHS Grampian for health and social care activities in 2024/25.

The Chief Finance Officer presented the report and responded to questions from members.

The report recommended:-

that the Board:

(a)           note the anticipated financial out-turn for 2023/24 and the impact on the Reserves position of the IJB (at paragraph 3.1 of the report);

(b)           note the financial allocations proposed to be allocated by the partner organisations (at paragraph 3.9 of the report);

(c)           having regard to the integrated impact assessment at Appendix 5, approve the 2024/25 budget and the Aberdeen City IJB Medium Term Financial Framework included as Appendix 1 of the report;

(d)           note that £2.5 million was held in a risk fund (as per paragraph 3.35 of the report);

(e)           approve the Bon Accord Care Contract level for 2024/25 of £34,921,000 and budget assumptions (at paragraphs 3.38 and 3.39 of the report);

(f)            instruct the Chief Finance Officer to apply the national guidance to calculate the level of increase on non-National Care Home Contract services and pass this increase across to providers (at paragraph 3.41 of the report);

(g)           instruct the Chief Finance Officer to uplift the direct payments for clients with a staffing element included in their payment by the amount calculated using the national guidance (at paragraph 3.42 of the report);

(h)           make the budget directions contained in Appendix 2 of the report and instruct the Chief Finance Officer to issue those directions to the constituent authorities; and

(i)             approve the Year 3 Delivery Plan as detailed at Appendix 3 of the report.

The Board resolved:-

to agree the recommendations.