Agenda, decisions and minutes

The agenda, reports and meeting recording associated with this minute can be found here.

Please note that if any changes are made to this minute at the point of approval, these will be outlined in the subsequent minute and this document will not be retrospectively altered.

The Chair welcomed all to the meeting and thanked Members for attendance at this Special Meeting. Members heard that late circulation of the reports was due to unavoidable factors which the Chair was satisfied were genuine reasons to accept the late submission and circulation.

The Board were reminded that the meeting was being recorded for later public display.

There were no declarations of interest.

There was no exempt business.

The Board had before it the minute of its previous meeting.

The Board resolved :-

to defer consideration of the draft minute until its next regular meeting on 25 May 2021.

The Board had before it the report from the Chief Officer, ACHSCP which provided an update on the interim arrangements at Rosewell House and requested an extension for a further 16-week period.

The Board heard from the Rosewell House Programme Manager who summarised the report and advised that the workforce had been consulted during considerations of the extension.

Members expressed their concerns regarding the potential use of Rosewell House if it moved more to a Step-Down facility rather than the model initially proposed and raised issues regarding the availability of suitable respite facilities.

Members heard from the Chief Officer who advised that the use of Roswell House would still be as intended however, challenges existed over the preceding year around the pandemic and the strategic direction was to deliver the blend as previously approved. The use of Rosewell House was very much part of the wider organisational change which included less well-developed areas of the system and would align with the developing NHSG remobilisation plan. This would all require a period of engagement and cross organisational review to best align the changes at the correct time and correct place to ensure the patients and workforce were aware of intentions and developments.

Members suggested that the proposed recommendations were restrictive in terms of timeline for delivery and suggested  a longer extension to enable fuller understanding.

The Board heard from the Chief Finance Officer/Depute Chief Officer who confirmed a longer period of assessment would be beneficial but would require negotiation and agreement with Bon Accord Care.

The report recommended :-

that the Board –

a)            approve the extension of the interim arrangements in place at Rosewell House for a further period of 16 weeks (ending 28 August 2021);

b)            instructs the Chief Officer to commission an options appraisal to identify the most appropriate delivery mechanism for the integrated model at Rosewell House; and

c)            instructs the Chief Officer to present the options appraisal and recommendation(s) to the IJB at its meeting on 7 July 2021.

The Board resolved :-

(i)            to approve the extension of the interim arrangements in place at Rosewell House for a further period of 24 weeks (ending 23 October 2021) subject to agreement with Bon Accord Care;

(ii)          to approve recommendation b); and

(iii)         to instruct the Chief Officer to present the options appraisal and recommendation(s) to the IJB at its meeting on 24 August 2021.

-       Luan Grugeon, Chair