Issue - meetings

(i)            to note the overall advancements achieved over the past 18 months since the initial report was presented to the IJB on 29 November 2022;

(ii)          to note the specific advancements and advantages resulting from the two-year Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) funding;

(iii)         to direct the Chief Officer to continue to mitigate health inequalities in Primary Care, in partnership with Aberdeen City Council, NHS Grampian Public Health, and Primary Care General Practice; and

(iv)         to instruct the Chief Officer to proceed with an options appraisal and report back to the meeting of the IJB scheduled for 4 February 2025, outlining the future trajectory of the Marywell Practice.

The Board had before it a report prepared by the Primary Care Development Manager providing an update on the Marywell and Timmermarket Integrated Service Review progress.

The report recommended:-

that the Board:

(a)          note the overall advancements achieved over the past 18 months since the initial report was presented to the IJB on 29 November 2022;

(b)          note the specific advancements and advantages resulting from the two-year Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) funding;

(c)          direct the Chief Officer to continue to mitigate health inequalities in Primary Care, in partnership with Aberdeen City Council, NHS Grampian Public Health, and Primary Care General Practice; and

(d)          instruct the Chief Officer to proceed with an options appraisal and report back to the meeting of the IJB scheduled for 4 February 2025, outlining the future trajectory of the Marywell Practice.

The Board resolved:-

to agree the recommendations.