Issue - meetings

The Board gave consideration to a report providing a summary of the financial position of the Health and Social Care Partnership as at 31 July 2022 and a forecast for the year.  The report also provided an update on the delivery of the savings programme and utilisation of reserves.

Decision

The Integration Joint Board noted –

1.    that there was a small forecast revenue overspend of £575k as at 31 July 2022 and that it was anticipated that the HSCP would be able operate within budget in the current year;

2.    progress with the savings programme and confirmation of £2.8m in savings delivered, 46% of target;

3.    that earmarked reserves of £3m had been committed for spend in 2022/23; and

4.    that at the time of writing the net cost of the revised local authority pay offer was not known but was expected to add a further cost pressure to Social Work Budgets.

(Reference:  Report by Head of Finance and Transformation dated 21 September 2022, submitted)