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 30 September 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 –

1.    noted that there was a relatively small forecast revenue overspend of £737k as at 30 September 2022 and that it was anticipated that the HSCP would be able operate within available resources in the current year;  

2.    noted progress with the savings programme and confirmation of £3.3m in savings delivered, 55% of target;

3.    noted that earmarked reserves of £4.7m had been committed;

4.    noted that the net cost of the revised local authority pay offer was not confirmed but would add a further cost pressure to Social Work Budgets; and

5.    noted that the Scottish Government were in the process of clawing back Covid Reserves (circa £2.5m) and had reduced the Primary Care Improvement allocations by £2.8m as a consequence of reserves held.

(Reference:  Report by Head of Finance and Transformation dated 23 November 2022, submitted)