Issue - meetings

Report by Chief Officer

The Board gave consideration to the Chief Officer report for March 2024 which included detail under the headings - Interim HSCP Chief Officer; 2024-2027 Carers Strategy; National Audiology Review and HSCP Response; Locality Information Profiles; National Care Service Bill; Improving the Nation’s Diet; Minimum Unit Pricing Rise; Good Food Nation Plans Published; Argyll and Bute Telecare Service Keeps you Safer at Home; Power of Attorney; Quit Smoking and Embrace Smoke Free Life; Braw Initiative to Tackle Deconditioning; and Cowal Heart Start Team.

Decision

The Integration Joint Board noted the report from the Chief Officer.

(Reference: Report by Chief Officer dated 27 March 2024, submitted)

The Chief Officer, as this was her last Board meeting, recorded her thanks to all staff in the HSCP, current and former Board Members, the community and members of the public, the partners NHS Highland and Argyll and Bute Council, and both Chief Executives.

The Chief Officer then extended her thanks to Jillian Torrens, for her contribution in her role as Head of Adult Care, as this was also her last Board meeting.

The Chair thanked the Chief Officer on behalf of the Board for her service to Argyll and Bute, adding that she was pleased she would still have some overview of Argyll and Bute in her new role as Chief Executive of NHS Highland.

The Chair also recorded her thanks on behalf of the Board to Jillian Torrens, Head of Adult Care.