Report by Chief Officer.
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The Chief Officer submitted a report providing an update on key developments and operational activity since the last meeting of the IJB held on 25 November 2022 and additional policy developments which would be built into future workplans, strategies and action plans.
The report intimated that the report had been developed during an ongoing period of change and uncertainty, particularly with the financial circumstances faced by the IJB, and provided an update on the Scottish Government Budget 2023/24 setting out the budget highlights and potential challenges in the next financial year.
The report provided updates in relation to the Specialist Children’s Services hosting arrangements; an update on workforce planning; the Primary Care Improvement Plan (PCIP 5.5); the development of a board-wide Primary Care Strategy; winter planning and business continuity; the new arrangements for enhanced collaborative clinical and care support for care homes; an update on the Scottish Government Budget 2023/24; a progress update on the National Care Service; the Homelessness Persons (Suspension of Referrals between Local Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2022; and the Scottish Government publication of the National Carers Strategy.
DECIDED:
(a) That the change to the hosting arrangements for Specialist Children’s Services across the NHSGGC board area, as detailed in section 4 of the report, be noted;
(b) That the update on the workforce planning and support, as detailed in section 5 of the report be noted;
(c) That the updated Primary Care Improvement Plan and tracker summary provided to the Scottish Government, as detailed in section 6 of the report, be noted;
(d) That the development of an NHSGGC board-wide Primary Care Strategy, as detailed in section 7 of the report, be noted;
(e) That the current winter pressures and planning activity ongoing within the context of HSCP business continuity planning on emerging risks, as detailed in section 8 of the report, be noted;
(f) That the introduction of new arrangements for enhanced collaborative clinical and care support for care homes, as detailed in section 9 of the report, be noted;
(g) That the update on the Scottish Budget 2023/24, as detailed in section 10 of the report, be noted;
(h) That the progress update on the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill, as detailed in section 11 of the report, be noted;
(i) That the potential impact of new legislation contained within the Homelessness Persons (Suspension of Referrals between Local Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2022, as detailed in section 12 of the report, be noted; and
(j) That the publication of the National Carers Strategy, as detailed in section 13 of the report, be noted.