Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Highland Council/NHS Highland Joint Monitoring Committee will take place remotely on Wednesday 29 March 2023 at 10.30am.    

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 Legal and 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.    Minutes of Previous Meeting

There is circulated for approval minutes of the meetings of the Joint Monitoring Committee held on 5 October 2022, 18 January 2023 and 24 February 2023.
    
4.    Highland Partnership Commission Assurance Reporting
    
a.    Adult Social Care Assurance Report

There is circulated Report No. JMC/05/23 by the NHS Highland Chief Officer, North Highland Health and Social Care Partnership.

The Committee is asked to:-

i.    note the content of this report;
ii.    note the ongoing sustained pressures across Adult Social Care services; and
iii.    consider the performance report, noting it is proposed that future assurance reports will be presented in this format, and consider any additional key areas of activity and performance.
    
b.    Integrated Children’s Services Assurance Report

There is circulated Report No. JMC/06/23 by the Highland Council Head of Integrated Children’s Services.

The Committee is asked to note and comment on:-

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

There is circulated Report No. JMC/07/23 by the NHS Highland Director of Finance.

The Committee is asked to note the financial position at the end of Month 11 2022/2023.
    
b.    Highland Council Finance Report

There is circulated Report No. JMC/08/23 by the Highland Council Head of Corporate Finance.

The Committee is asked to note the contents of the report and the outlook for 2022/23 and 2023/24.
    
6.    Strategic Plan – Update

A verbal update will be provided by Pam Cremin, Chief Officer, NHS Highland.
    
7.    Future Reporting – Performance Management, Assurance and Audit

There is circulated Joint Report No. JMC/10/23 by the NHS Highland Chief Executive and the Highland Council Chief Executive.

The Committee is asked to:-

i.    note the update; and
ii.    consider the refreshed template and future content for reporting to the Committee and approve next steps.
    
8.    Chair

The Committee is asked to note that Mr David Fraser will take over as Chair from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
    
9.    Exclusion of the Public    

The Committee is asked to resolve that, under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the public should be excluded from the meeting for the following item on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 6 & 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.
    
10.    Independent Sector Care Home Sustainability: Current Situation Overview and Forward Framework

There is circulated to members of the Committee only Joint Report No. JMC/11/23 by the NHS Highland Chief Executive and the Highland Council Chief Executive.

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

Date of next meeting – Wednesday 21 June 2023 at 10.30am