Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership
Update by Health and Social Care Partnership Locality Manager
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Minutes:
The
group gave consideration to a verbal update from Caroline Henderson, HSCP who
advised that a community neighbourhood team involving partner agencies working
together had been set up, an interim team leader is now in post and a single
point of access for referrals has been created, which will streamline
procedures for patients accessing multiple agency services.
Ms
Henderson informed the group that the replacement of the CT scanner in Oban
hospital will be completed by June 2019, a joint initiative with McMillan
Cancer Support has provided funding to create two clinic rooms, two treatment
rooms and a refurbished waiting area that will have its own separate entrance,
this work is currently out to tender with an estimated completion time of ten
to twelve weeks. A place of safety area for the admission of mental health
patients has also been identified to provide a safe and secure environment for
assessment and treatment.
Ms
Henderson outlined ongoing recruitment challenges with the Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area which are mainly due to the rural
location and lack of affordable housing stock.
The
group were advised that the structure of the Locality Planning Groups was
changing and an advert is currently out for two community representatives per area
with a closing date of the 17th May 2019.
Concerns
were raised by the group regarding the suitability of the Locality Planning
Groups for representing the needs of island communities and that the islands
had been grouped together with individual islands needs not being assessed.
Ms
Henderson informed the Group that Judy Orr had been appointed as the Head of
Finance and Transformation – Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care
Partnership.
Decision
The Oban, Lorn
and the Isles Area Community Planning Group agreed to note the information
provided
(Ref:
Verbal update by HSCP dated 8 May 2019, submitted)
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Report by Maggie Clark, Health Improvement Lead
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Additional documents:
Minutes:
The group gave
consideration to a report which outlined the work currently being progressed by
the eight local Health and Wellbeing Networks in Argyll and Bute. It
highlighted the responsibilities of the Networks which included developing
local action plans, holding local networking meetings and allocating the Health
and Wellbeing small grant fund.
The Health
Improvement Lead provided information regarding the future role of the Health
and Wellbeing Partnership, which included
information on the
findings of an evaluation carried out in January 2019 as
a result of falling
attendance rates at partnership meetings and a lack of
engagement from
Community Planning partners; the merger of the
working group for the
Outcome 5 delivery plan with the Health and
Wellbeing
Partnership, which had culminated in the conclusion of the
delivery plan for
Outcome 5; the Health and Wellbeing priorities for 2019-
20 and connecting
Outcome 5 with the four Area Community Planning
Groups.
Ms Clark agreed to
provide to the Senior Committee Assistant for circulation to the wider group a
flier in respect of a Health and Wellbeing event taking place on Friday, 10 May
2019 at 12.30pm in Inveraray for Partners who wished
to attend. She also agreed to forward for circulation a link to the Survey
Monkey highlighted in the report, and asked Partners to take the opportunity to
complete the survey to enable improvements to the Bute and Cowal Health and
Wellbeing Network.
Decision
The Bute and Cowal Area Community
Planning Group agreed to note the information provided.
(Ref: Report by Health Improvement
Lead, dated 7 May 2019, submitted)
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