F MacKay, I Beattie, and H Cunningham, Health & Social Care Partnership; J Ferrie, Engage Renfrewshire; A Kennedy, Police Scotland; J McKellar, Renfrew Leisure Limited; Dr A Van der Lee, GP Representative; and G Fitzpatrick and L Muirhead (both Renfrewshire Council).

There was submitted the Minute of the meeting of the Community Care, Health & Wellbeing Thematic Board held on 14 September 2016.

DECIDED:  That the Minute be noted.

The Rolling Action Log was submitted for approval.

DECIDED:

(a)  That completed action CCH&WB.04.09.14(10) - Community Planning Update be removed from the Action Log; and

(b)  That the Rolling Action Log be approved.

There was submitted a report by the Community Link Team Manager, Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership relative to the Community Connectors partnership programme.

The report indicated that in August 2015, Renfrewshire HSCP approved funding from the Integrated Care Fund (ICF) for four pilot projects designed as infrastructure investment projects, building capacity in the local third and community sectors to engage in health and well being activity. The HSCP’s interim Integrated Care Fund Sub Group worked with four third sector organisations to develop the projects as a partnership pilot programme.

The report identified the pilot projects involved in the programme and highlighted the successful outcomes and the progress to date.

The report advised that in light of the new strengthened strategic financial planning approach being introduced by the Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP), it had been agreed that the Integrated Care Fund (ICF) be managed in line with all other IJB funding streams.   It was noted that the new Finance and Planning Group would plan for and manage Renfrewshire’s ICF allocation as part of its wider, strategic approach to integrated service and financial planning which would work in collaboration with the IJB’s Strategic Planning Group.

The report also intimated that a Third Sector, Providers and Community Group would be established to ensure that communities of interest continued to have a strong voice in influencing the work of the HSCP. This would build on the previous Public Partnership Forum which was the primary mechanism by which the Community Health Partnership engaged, communicated and maintained contact with the community, stakeholders, service users and carers.   The new group would act as an appropriate interface forum, to provide strong engagement with the HSCP’s strategic commissioning process; to influence the effective use of IJB resources and make recommendations on the allocation of resources available in line with local priorities.

DECIDED:

(a)  That the new governance arrangements for the Integrated Care Fund be noted; and

There was submitted a report by the Head of Strategic Planning and Health Improvement providing an update on the commissioning process for unscheduled hospital care, building on the work of the Renfrewshire Development Programme, and informed by the National Clinical Strategy. 

The report advised that the Scottish Government’s National Clinical Strategy had set out a framework for the development of health services across Scotland for the next 15 years. It gave a high level, evidence-based perspective of why change was needed but did not give prescriptive details of exactly what developments were required. It focused on the delivery of healthcare services to meet assessed needs, rather than on initiatives to improve health.

The Renfrewshire Development Programme (RDP) was a service improvement and development programme which involved the Royal Alexandra Hospital, 13 local Paisley GP practices, community health and Renfrewshire social care services. It has developed and assessed new service models which aimed to improve the quality of healthcare, improve the interface between hospital and community care, shorten length of stay, reduce avoidable admissions and maintain or improve rates of re-admission.  The report also outlined the programme’s initiatives and summarised the key findings of the project.

The report advised that the NHS Board was responsible for the overall planning for acute services, working with Integrated Joint Boards (IJBs) on planning the delivery of unscheduled care and on the shaping of the primary care and community services which were critical to the delivery of acute care. The IJBs were responsible for strategic planning for the health and social care services and for the strategic commissioning of unscheduled care services.  Renfrewshire’s first Strategic Commissioning Plan had been developed which highlighted the need to establish a real focus on changing the way our population used hospital services. Work was ongoing with Acute Planning colleagues and other Health and Social Care Partnerships to develop a set of acute commissioning intentions.

DECIDED:

(a)  That the National Clinical Strategy be noted;

(b)  That the evaluation of the Renfrewshire Development Programme be noted; and

The Data Analytics & Research Officer, Chief Executive’s Service, Renfrewshire Council, gave a presentation relative to an overview of the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD).

The presentation gave a brief overview of the main points; drew attention to the Data Zones within the application; highlighted the areas of deprivation within Renfrewshire; detailed health deprivation within Renfrewshire; and outlined the next steps.

DECIDED:  That the presentation be noted.

Councillor I McMillan (Renfrewshire Council); D Leese, Lead Officer and Chief Officer, R Robertson and C Walker, Health & Social Care Partnership; J McLaughlin, DWP; S McLellan, Forum for Empowering Our Communities; M Gallacher, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service; A Campbell, West College Scotland; D Goodman, Renfrewshire Carers; D Reid, Renfrewshire ADP; G Fitzpatrick, Renfrewshire Council.