Agendas, reports and minutes

Dear Member

A meeting of the Highland Council/NHS Highland Joint Monitoring Committee will take place in the Chamber, Highland Council Headquarters, Inverness on Wednesday 3 August 2022 at 10.30am. The meeting in terms of the undernoted agenda will commence and be webcast from 10.45am. It will be preceded by a presentation by officers in relation to the future operation and business of the Committee.

You are invited to attend the meeting and a note of the business to be considered is attached.

Yours faithfully

Stewart Fraser
Head of Corporate Governance 

1. Appointment of Chair and Vice Chair

In accordance with Standing Orders, the Chair of the Joint Monitoring Committee will rotate on an annual basis between the Chair of NHS Highland and the Chair of the Highland Council’s Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Committee.  

Whilst the Chair of the Joint Monitoring Committee is held by the Chair of the Council’s Health Social and Wellbeing Committee the Vice Chair shall be the Chair of NHS Highland and vice versa.

The Committee is invited to appoint a Chair and Vice Chair.    
        
2. Apologies for Absence    
        
3. Declarations of Interest

Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting.   Any Member making a declaration of interest should indicate whether it is a financial or non-financial interest and include some information on the nature of the interest.   Advice may be sought from Officers prior to the meeting taking place.    
        
4. Minutes of Previous Meeting

There is circulated for approval Minutes of Meeting of the Joint Monitoring Committee held on 16 March 2021.   
        
5. Highland Partnership Commission Assurance Reporting

a. Adult Social Care Assurance Report
There is circulated (pp.9-20) Report No. JMC/08/22 by the NHS Highland Chief Officer, North Highland Health and Social Care Partnership.
The Committee is asked to note the:-

i.   contents of the report; 
ii.  ongoing pressures across adult social care services, including NHS Highland and providers of commissioned services; and
iii. detailed updates on care at home and the carers programme and NHS Highland’s continued commitment and collaborative actions to sustain service provision, whilst responding to the ongoing pandemic and associated operational pressures.

b. Integrated Children’s Services Assurance Report
There is circulated Report No. JMC/09/22 by the Highland Council Executive Chief Officer Health & Social Care.
The Committee is asked to note and comment on the work undertaken:-

i.  by the children’s services planning partnership in delivering the Highland Integrated Children’s Services Plan 2021 – 2023; and
ii. in other partnership areas.     
        
6. Highland Health & Social Care Partnership Finance Reports

a. Highland Health & Social Care Partnership Finance Report
There is circulated Report No. JMC/10/22 by the NHS Highland Director of Finance.
The Committee is asked to note the financial position at the end of Month 3 2022/23.

b.Highland Council Finance Report
There is circulated Report No. JMC/11/22 by the Highland Council Head of Corporate Finance.
The Committee is asked to note the contents of the report.    
        
7. Partnership Integration Scheme Implementation and Strategic Plan Update

There is circulated Joint Report No. JMC/12/22 by the Highland Council Executive Chief Officer Health and Social Care and NHS Highland Chief Officer.
The Committee is asked to:

i.  note the contents of the report; and
ii. approve the proposed Terms of Reference of the Property Board.    
        
8. Adult Social Care Transformation Plan

There will be a presentation by the NHS Highland Chief Officer, North Highland Health and Social Care Partnership, on the Adult Social Care Transformation Plan.    
        
9. National Care Service

There will be a verbal update by the Highland Council Head of Integration Adult Social Care on the National Care Service.    
        
10. Date of Next Meeting

The Committee is asked to note that the next meeting will be held on Wednesday 5 October 2022 at 10.30am in the Chamber, Highland Council Headquarters, Inverness.    
    

    
    CONFIDENTIAL    
        
11. Independent Sector Care Home Sustainability

There is circulated to members of the Committee only Confidential  Joint Report No. JMC/13/22 by the Chief Executives of NHS Highland and Highland Council.

The Committee is asked to agree the recommendations as set out in the report.