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The Interim Chief Officer submitted a report providing an update on key operational activity, including the HSCP’s operational response to COVID-19 and ongoing recovery activity, since the last meeting of the IJB held on 20 November 2020.
The report intimated that the continually changing circumstances locally and nationally continued to necessitate the prioritisation of the HSCP’s response to the pandemic, including the commencement with partners of the COVID-19 vaccination programme. The report also provided an update on the regional and national developments for health and social care services.
The report provided detail in relation to the First Ministers’ announcement of additional lockdown measures; the inclusion of IJBs as Category One Responders under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004; the independent review of adult social care; the IJB Records Management Plan; the COVID-19 vaccination programme, both nationally and locally; the conclusion of the flu vaccination programme; care homes; staff testing; PPE; the Renfrewshire COVID Assessment Centre; day support and respite provision; and adult and older people mental health impatient services.
Members then heard from the Interim Chief Officer, Dr Stuart Sutton and the Heads of Service who provided updates in relation to their specific service.
DECIDED:
(a) That the update on the process for inclusion of IJBs as Category One Responders under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, as detailed in section 5 of the report, be noted;
(b) That the progress of the independent review of Adult Social Care, as detailed in section 6 of the report, be noted;
(c) That the submission by the Interim Chief Officer of the draft Records Management Plan to the Keeper of the Records of Scotland, subject to full IJB approval at the meeting to be held on 26 March 2021, as detailed in section 7 of the report, be approved;
(d) That the progress made in rolling out the COVID-19 vaccination programme, delivered collaboratively with partners in Renfrewshire Council and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and future steps in the programme, as detailed in section 8 of the report, be noted;
(e) That the completion of the extended flu vaccination programme in December 2020, as detailed in section 9 of the report, be noted;
(f) That the update on care homes and arrangements for staff testing, as detailed in sections 10 and 11 of the report, be noted;
(g) That the recent changes to testing for care at home, day care and support and personal assistants, as detailed in section 11 of the report, be noted; and
(h) That the COVID-19 operational service updates of the lockdown measures announced by the First Minister on 4 January 2021, as detailed in sections 12 to 15 of the report, be noted.