Issue - meetings

Update by Health and Social Care Partnership Locality Manager

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 17^th 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)

Report by Maggie Clark, Health Improvement Lead

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)