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Committee Members
Membership
Margaret Kerr (Chair) and Councillor Jennifer Adam (Vice Chair)
Councillor Jacqueline Cameron: Councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes: Councillor Iain McMillan: Cath Cooney: Jamie Kinlochan: Becky Metcalfe: Fiona Ralph: Lucy Dornan: Stephanie MacGregor-Cross: Dr Shilpa Shivaprasad: Alan McNiven: Willie Paton: Lynda Greig: Mark Ferguson: John Nixon: Dr Stuart Sutton: Billy McClean: Sarah Lavers: John Trainer.
Standard Items
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Items Of Business
Declarations of Interest and Transparency Statements
Members are asked to declare an interest or make a transparency statement in any item(s) on the agenda and to provide a brief explanation of the nature of the interest or the transparency statement.
There were no declarations of interest or transparency statements intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.
Report by Clerk.
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The Clerk submitted a report providing an update on the membership of the IJB. The report intimated that UNISON had advised that John Nixon replaced Amanda Walton (Trade Union representative for Health Board) as a non-voting member on the IJB with effect from 16 September 2025; that the HSCP had advised that Lucy Dornan replaced Lesley Nish (Health Board staff member involved in service provision) as a non-voting member on the IJB with effect from 17 October 2025; and that the Health Board had advised that Colin Neil retired on 31 October 2025 and that Becky Metcalfe replaced Colin as a voting member on the IJB.
The report further advised that Dr Shilpa Shivaprasad had been re-appointed to the non-voting position of other Medical Practitioner (non-GP) on the IJB with effect from 17 January 2026 for a period of three years and that Dr Stuart Sutton had been reappointed to the non-voting position of General Practitioner on the IJB with effect from 19 January 2026 for a period of three years.
DECIDED:
(a) That the IJB confirm the appointment of John Nixon (Trade Union representative for Health Board) and Lucy Dornan (Health Board staff member involved in service provision) as non-voting members on the IJB;
(b) That the IJB confirm the appointment of Becky Metcalfe as a voting member on the IJB; and
(c) That the IJB confirm the reappointment of Dr Shilpa Shivaprasad (other Medical Practitioner (non-GP)) and Dr Stuart Sutton (General Practitioner) as non-voting members on the IJB.
Minute of the meeting of the Integration Joint Board (IJB) held on 19 September 2025.
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The Minute of the meeting of the Integration Joint Board (IJB) held on 19 September 2025 was submitted.
DECIDED: That the Minute be approved.
Presentation by Chief Officer.
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The Chief Officer introduced a presentation by service users in relation to the 6 Weeks to Wellbeing Programme.
DECIDED: That the presentation be noted.
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 on 19 September 2025 together with additional policy developments which would be built into future workplans, strategies and action plans and key national policy updates.
DECIDED:
(a) That the range of key HSCP updates, as detailed in Sections 4 to 11 of the report, be noted; and
(b) That the national policy updates, as detailed in Sections 12 to 18 of the report, be noted.
Report by Chief Finance Officer.
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The Chief Finance Officer submitted a report relative to the revenue budget position at 30 September 2025 and the projected year-end position for the year ending 31 March 2026. The report intimated that the current projected IJB final outturn for 2025/26 was an overspend of £5,053k prior to any drawdown from reserves. This included a transfer of any in-year underspend at 31 March 2026 to earmarked reserves in line with Scottish Government funding arrangements in relation to Mental Health Recovery Renewal funding; the Primary Care Improvement Programme (PCIP) and the Alcohol & Drug Partnership.
DECIDED:
(a) That the in-year position at 30 September 2025 be noted; and
(b) That the projected year-end position for 2025/26 be noted.
Report by Chief Finance Officer.
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The Chief Finance Officer submitted a report which provided a revised assessment of the budget pressures facing the IJB and which also described the Chief Finance Officers estimated financial outlook for the IJB for 2026/27 and 2027/28 taking into account the extreme and ongoing period of uncertainty and increasing level of risk related to the financial sustainability and stability of the IJB.
DECIDED:
(a) That the assumptions and context of the medium-term financial outlook, the levels of uncertainty that existed in relation to these assumptions and the ongoing expectation of the IJB being required to continue to plan for further significant budget gaps going forward be noted;
(b) That the impact of the volatility of the prescribing budget on the projected gap in the current year and future years, as detailed in Section 6.5.7 of the report, be noted;
(c) That it be noted that the figures contained within the report represented the position at mid-year and were subject to fluctuation; and
(d) That the risks to the projected forecast outlined throughout the report, including the revised assumptions outlined in Section 5 of the report, in respect of delivery of approved savings be noted.
Report by Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement.
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Under reference to item 7 of the Minute of the meeting of the IJB held on 19 September 2025, the Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement submitted a report which provided an update on the current financial position and setting out a summary of progress in the delivery of savings agreed by the IJB in December 2024. The report also provided detail on the re-phasing of some savings and anticipated challenges in achieving some previously agreed savings; the proposed approach to developing further short-term measures to support financial sustainability; and the next steps that would be taken to put in place the foundations for a longer-term transformation programme to be delivered throughout the IJB’s next Strategic Plan.
DECIDED:
(a) That the financial update described within Section 3 of the report be noted;
(b) That the re-phasing of a sub-set of previously agreed savings, as detailed in Section 4 of the report, be approved;
(c) That progression of the actions identified to contribute to the IJB’s financial sustainability, as detailed in Section 5 of the report, be approved; and
(d) That the activity set out to create the foundations for transformation, as detailed in Section 6 of the report, be noted.
Report by Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement.
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The Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement submitted a report providing a focused performance update on benchmarking analysis against national indicators and highlighting work underway locally to improve outcomes and performance. The report focussed on a comparison with the HSCP’s family group and the other HSCPs within the NHSGGC area and advised that the overall performance for Renfrewshire was positive with several areas where Renfrewshire was the top performing HSCP amongst the comparator group and identified some areas for improvement, the details of which were outlined in the report.
DECIDED:
(a) That the content of the report and supporting appendices be noted; and
(b) That it be noted that the interpretation of the nationally set indicators was limited given the data used remained affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and identified issues with data completion.
Report by Chief Social Work Officer.
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There was submitted a report by the Chief Social Work Officer relative to the Chief Social Work Officer Report 2024/25, a copy of which was appended to the report.
DECIDED:
(a) That the key activities in the Chief Social Work Officer Annual Report 2024/25 be noted;
(b) That the commitment of social work staff in the consistent delivery of quality frontline services be acknowledged;
(c) That it be noted that the report was presented to the meeting of Renfrewshire Council held on 25 September 2025;
(d) That it be noted that the report would be submitted to the Office of the Chief Social Work Advisor at the Scottish Government; and
(e) That it be agreed that the next annual report from the Chief Social Work Officer would be presented in autumn 2026.
Report by Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement.
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The Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement submitted a report relative to the Renfrewshire Local Child Poverty Action Report 2024/25, a copy of which was appended to the report. The report highlighted work being undertaken across Renfrewshire by the HSCP and its partners, statutory and third sector, to support families and respond to the ongoing cost of living crisis.
DECIDED: That the content of the Local Child Poverty Action Report 2024/25, as appended to the report, be noted.
Report by Strategic Lead & Improvement Manager.
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The Strategic Lead & Improvement Manager submitted a report relative to Renfrewshire HSCP’s Winter Plan 2025/26, a summary of which was appended to the report. The report intimated that each year the HSCP proactively developed plans to ensure the resilience of critical services over the winter period. It was recognised that pressures which were usually more likely to be prevalent in winter were now being identified and managed throughout the year and that the winter planning process continued to reflect and build on year-round business continuity activity.
DECIDED:
(a) That the content of Renfrewshire HSCP’s Winter Plan 2025/26 be noted; and
(b) That it be noted that the Winter Plan would remain a live document to respond to changing circumstances throughout the winter period.
Verbal update by Chair of the Committee.
12
The Chair of the IJB Audit, Risk & Scrutiny Committee provided a verbal update on the business conducted at the meeting of the Committee held on 21 November 2025.
DECIDED: That the verbal update be noted.
Note that the next meeting of the IJB will be held at 10.00 am on 30 January 2026.
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DECIDED: That it be noted that the next meeting of the IJB would be held at 10.00 am on 30 January 2026 and that this be a hybrid meeting in the Council Chamber, Renfrewshire Council, Renfrewshire House, Paisley.
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