Agendas, reports and minutes

A special meeting of the Highland Council/NHS Highland Joint Monitoring Committee will take place remotely on Friday 24 February 2023 at 11.30am.    

Webcast Notice: This meeting will be filmed and broadcast over the Internet on the Highland Council website and will be archived and available for viewing for 12 months thereafter.

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.    Apologies for Absence
    
2.    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 provide some information on the nature of the interest and leave the meeting at the appropriate time.  Advice may be sought from officers prior to the meeting taking place.
        
3.    Finance

a.    Highland Health & Social Care Partnership Finance Report

There is circulated Report No. JMC/02/23 by the Director of Finance, NHS Highland.

The Committee is asked to note the:

i.    financial position at the end of Month 9 2022/23; and
ii.    forward projection for 2023/24.

b.    Integrated Children’s Services – Quarter 3 Monitoring for 2022/23 and budget for 2023/24

There is circulated Joint Report No. JMC/03/22 by the Highland Council Executive Chief Officer Health and Social Care and Head of Finance.

The Committee is asked to note the:

i.    forecast revenue position as at Quarter 3 of the 2022/23 financial year and the narrative in relation to the underspend in Integrated Children’s Services; and
ii.    2023/24 financial outlook and anticipated funding contributions from partners.
        
4.    Integrated Adult Services
Strategic Plan and Strategic Planning Group Update

There is circulated Joint Report No. JMC/04/23 by the Highland Council Executive Chief Officer (Health and Social Care) and the NHS Highland Chief Officer.

The Committee is asked to:

i.    note the current status of the Strategic Plan and the forward intentions and timescales for completion and approval of this plan; 
ii.    agree to an additional meeting being stood up in May 2023 (if required) to consider and agree the final Strategic Plan after the period of consultation set out in this report; and
iii.    approve the draft Terms of Reference for the Strategic Planning Group and note the current position regarding membership appointment.
     
5.    Revised Joint Monitoring Committee Membership

There is circulated a copy of the revised Joint Monitoring Committee membership for approval.