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Agenda
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
Hybrid Meeting
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Recording of Meeting
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To find the recording please follow the link which will be attached to this agenda once the meeting has concluded.
Prior to the commencement of the meeting the Chair intimated that this meeting of the IJB would be recorded and that the recording would be available to watch on both the Council and HSCP websites.
Items Of Business
Apologies
Apologies from members.
Councillor Iain McMillan (Renfrewshire Council) and Becky Metcalfe (Greater Glasgow & Clyde Health Board).
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.
Minute of meeting of the Integration Joint Board (IJB) held on 28 November 2025.
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The Minute of the meeting of the Integration Joint Board (IJB) held on 28 November 2025 was submitted.
DECIDED: That the Minute be approved.
2
The Chief Officer introduced a presentation by a service user in relation to the Hospital at Home service.
DECIDED: That the presentation be noted.
Report by Clerk.
3
The Clerk submitted a report advising that Mark Halliwell had been appointed as the proxy for Willie Paton (unpaid carer residing in Renfrewshire).
DECIDED: That the IJB confirm the appointment of Mark Halliwell as proxy for Willie Paton (unpaid carer residing in Renfrewshire).
Report by Chief Officer.
4
The Chief Officer submitted a report providing an update on key developments and operational activity since the last meeting of the IJB on 28 November 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 19 of the report, be noted.
Report by Chief Finance Officer.
5
The Chief Finance Officer submitted a report relative to the revenue budget position at 30 November 2025 and the projected year-end position for the year ending 31 March 2026. The report intimated that the local government pay award for 2025/26 had been agreed, however, the Scottish Government had not yet confirmed funding for this. Current financial projections were based on the assumption that full funding of the difference between the budgeted 3% and agreed 4% would be allocated.
The report advised that the current projected IJB final outturn for 2025/26 was an overspend of £3,255k 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 (ADP).
DECIDED:
(a) That the in-year position at 30 November 2025 be noted; and
(b) That the projected year-end position for 2025/26 be noted.
Report by Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement. (not available - copy to follow)
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Under reference to item 7 of the Minute of the meeting of the IJB held on 28 November 2025, the Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement submitted a report which provided an update on the voluntary redundancy and voluntary early retirement process, seeking approval to proceed to the next stage; setting out the next steps for the programme more widely; and also seeking approval for the downward revision of the target savings to be achieved through a small subset of previously agreed savings proposals.
DECIDED:
(a) That the update provided on the voluntary redundancy and voluntary early retirement process, as detailed in section 4 of the report, be noted;
(b) That the use of general reserves up to a value of £680,000, to fund the one-off costs associated with the release of posts identified by the SMT in line with the current phase of the Sustainable Futures Programme, whilst noting delegated approvals and acknowledging programme timelines, as detailed in section 4 of the report, be approved;
(c) That the revision of savings values for the subset of savings set out in section 5 of the report be approved; and
(d) That the next steps outlined 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 setting out the HSCP’s plans to establish a Foundations of Transformation Programme to inform the IJB’s new Strategic Plan, developing Renfrewshire’s longer-term response to system-wide challenges and the recognised need to change how the health and social care sector operated.
DECIDED: That the approach to establish a Foundations of Transformation Programme be approved.
Report by Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement.
8
The Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement submitted a report which provided an update of mid-year performance from April to September 2025 for all indicators, including measures without targets. The full mid-year scorecard formed Appendix 1 to the report.
DECIDED:
(a) That the Performance Management Mid-year Scorecard 2025/26 for Renfrewshire HSCP be approved; and
(b) That it be noted that the end-of-year scorecard would be presented as part of the Annual Performance Report at the June 2026 IJB meeting.
Report by Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement.
9
Under reference to item 4 of the Minute of the meeting of the IJB held on 27 June 2025, the Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement submitted a report which provided an update on the related work to review and refresh the IJB’s existing Adult Carers Strategy for the period June 2026 to November 2027. A copy of the draft refreshed Adult Carers Strategy 2026/27 formed Appendix 1 to the report.
DECIDED:
(a) That the contents of the report be noted;
(b) That the consultation draft of the Adult Carers Strategy, which formed Appendix 1 to the report, be approved; and
(c) That the approach to reviewing the IJB’s Short Breaks Service Statement and Adult Carer Eligibility Criteria be approved.
Report by Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement.
10
The Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement submitted a report which provided an update on delivery of Renfrewshire’s Community Plan through the Community Planning Partnership, highlighting the contribution of the HSCP to achieving its priorities.
DECIDED:
(a) That the progress being made to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities across the priorities of Renfrewshire Community Planning Partnership and the contribution of the HSCP to this work be noted; and
(b) That the publication of the Community Planning Partnership Annual Report 2024/25 be noted.
Report by Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement.
11
The Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement submitted a report relative to the IJB’s annual report on compliance with climate change duties for 2024/25, a copy of which formed Appendix 1 to the report. The report intimated that the Scottish Government required all IJBs to prepare an annual report on compliance with climate change duties. A draft report had been submitted to the Sustainable Scotland Network by the deadline date of 30 November 2025 and this report sought approval from the IJB for finalisation of the Public Bodies Climate Change Duties Annual Compliance Report.
The report advised that a new HSCP Climate Change Action Plan had been developed to guide activity for 2026/27, a copy of which formed Appendix 2 to the report.
DECIDED:
(a) That the content of the Public Bodies Climate Change Duties Annaul Compliance Report 2024/25, which formed Appendix 1 to the report, be approved; and
(b) That it be noted that the HSCP Climate Change Action Plan 2026/27, which formed Appendix 2 to the report, be noted.
Note that the next meeting of the IJB will be held at 10.00 am on 27 March 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 27 March 2026 and that this be a hybrid meeting in the Council Chamber, Renfrewshire Council, Renfrewshire House, Paisley.
Supplementary Agenda
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
To Follow Item
I refer to the agenda for the meeting of the Renfrewshire IJB to be held on Friday, 30 January 2026 at 10.00 am and enclose the report relative to item 6 previously marked 'not available - copy to follow'.
Items Of Business
Report by Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement.
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