ABERDEENCITY HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP
EXECUTIVE GROUP
Minute of Meeting
30 August 2013
MarischalCollege, Aberdeen
Present:Charles Muir, Chairperson; andTom Cowan (Head of Adult Services, Aberdeen City Council), Councillor Lesley Dunbar (Aberdeen City Council), Paul Dixon (Finance Partner, Aberdeen City Council), Joyce Duncan (Third Sector Representative), Heather Kelman (Aberdeen CHP General Manager), Heather MacRae (Senior Service Manager, Aberdeen CHP), Aberdeen City Council)and Sandy Reid (Programme Manager).
Apologies:Fred McBride (Director, Social Care and Wellbeing), Liz Taylor (Head of Older People and Rehabilitation, Aberdeen City Council) and Neil Whyte (Finance Manager, NHS Grampian).
MINUTE OF PREVIOUS MEETING
1.The Executive Group had before it the minute of its previous meeting of 28 June2013.
The Executive Group resolved:
(i)to approve the minute as a correct record; and
(ii)in relation to article 5 of the minute (Dementia Strategy), to note that Tom Cowan wouldliaise with Liz Taylor regarding the outstanding action to set up a meeting on behalf of the Partnership (comprising of the various groups of interest on the strategy) in order to look at who has the authority to drive through changes, to close any gaps in service provision there may be.
MINUTE OF PREVIOUS MEETING OF THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP
2.The Executive Group had before it the minute of the previous meeting of the Health and Social Care Partnership of 21 June 2013.
The Executive Group resolved:
to notethe minute.
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INTEGRATION
3.With reference to article 2 of the minute of its previous meeting of 28 June 2013, the Executive Group discussed progress in regard to health and social care integration. The Executive Group had before it, a paper prepared for the Health and Community Care Delivery Group on the integration of health and social care planning and financing acute services. Heather Kelman advised that partners were working to reach consensus on acute budgets.
In terms of the situation locally, Sandy Reid updated that a workshop had been scheduled for 19 September, and that ISMT and Executive members were invited to attend. It was agreed that the workshop would discuss the paper which would be submitted to the NHS Board and full Council presenting the way forward for approval.
Councillor Dunbar provided an update further to her meeting with the Chief Executive of Aberdeen City Council, the Chief Executive of NHS Grampian, the Leader of the Council and Liz Taylor on 20 August, and advised that ACC would be looking to have six Councillors on the transitional body, and that they favoured the body corporate model as the way forward.
The Executive Group resolved:
(i)to note the updates provided; and
(ii)to agree that Heather Kelman, Sandy Reid and Tom Cowan or meet to agree the programme for the workshop on 19 September.
AGENCY UPDATES
4.The Executive Group was provided with updates as follows -
Aberdeen City Council
(1)Liz Taylor had been appointed as Director for Social Care and Wellbeing.
(2) Bon Accord Cares had now been established.
(3) The Humanitarian Assistance Centre had been set up following the Super Puma crash on 23 August, and had been welcomed as a coherent and integrated response from all agencies and partners involved.
NHS Grampian
(1)Heather Kelman advised of an overspend across other sectors’ budgets which was not significant, but an upward budget pressure. She continued that a revised financial recovery plan was in place.
(2) The HealthVillage was approaching commissioning stage, which would have an impact on budgets but was a good news story and progressing well.
(3)Sandy Reid had been identified as Joint Coordinator for winter planning.
Third Sector
Joyce Duncan advised that nationally, work was being undertaken to highlight how the Children and Young People’s Bill and the Joint Working Bill will affect service delivery.
The Executive Group resolved:
(i)to note the update provided; and
(ii)to congratulate Liz Taylor on her appointment.
COMMUNITY PLANNING ABERDEEN – GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS
5.With reference to article 8 of the minute of its meeting of 31 May 2013, the Executive Group had before it a report which had been presented to the Community Planning Aberdeen Board on 28 August, outlining the governance arrangements going forward.
The Executive Group resolved:
to note the report, and to note that further clarity had been sought regarding the thematic groups.
ALCOHOL AND DRUGS PARTNERSHIP – QUARTERLY REPORTS
6.With reference to article 5 of the minute of its meeting of 31 May 2013, the Executive Group had before it the first quarter reportsfor 2013/14 prepared by the Alcohol and Drugs Partnership.
The Executive Group resolved:
to note the reports.
WORKSHOPS
7.The Executive group had before it a list of future workshop topics.
The Executive Group resolved:
that the next workshop topic would be lead by Martin Murchie on Health and Social Care inequalities.
BUSINESS STATEMENT
7.The Executive Group had before it the business statement, which had been updated following the previous meeting of 28 June 2013.
The Executive Group resolved:
(i)to note the updates as contained within the business statement; and
(ii)to delete item 2 from the business statement (Community Planning).
- CHARLES MUIR, Chairperson.