Draft Regulations and Orders Relating to Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014
Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014
Draft Regulations and Orders
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Introduction
1.1
The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 establishes Community Health
and Care Partnerships. In South Lanarkshire, an “Integration Board” has been established
comprising four South Lanarkshire Councillors; three NHS Lanarkshire Non-Executive
Directors and the Medical Director with Harry Stevenson (Director of Social Work) as Chief
Officer. The Chief Officer is jointly accountable to the Chief Executives of NHS Lanarkshire
and South Lanarkshire Council and will manage a joint budget. The Transition Board is
preparing for the establishment of the Community Health and Care Partnership on 1st April
2015.
1.2
The Community Health and Care Partnership will integrate the current South
Lanarkshire Community Health Partnership with South Lanarkshire Social Work Services
other than their work relating to Children’s Hearings and the Courts.
1.3
The Transition Board has decided that the Community Health and Care Partnership
will have four localities: Cambuslang / Rutherglen; Clydesdale; Hamilton and Blantyre; and
East Kilbride and Strathaven – which will be coterminous with the South Lanarkshire Public
Partnership Forum Locality Public Partnership Forums. Each Locality will have a General
Manager covering both Health and Social Work.
1.4
South Lanarkshire Public Partnership Forum has the opportunity to participate in the
consultation process on draft regulations covering how Community Health and Care
Partnerships should conduct their business.
1.5
Set One of the Draft Regulations covers:
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Prescribed information to be included in the Integration Scheme
Prescribed functions which must be delegated by Local Authorities and Health Boards
Prescribed National Health and Wellbeing Outcomes
Interpretation of what is meant by the terms health and social care
Prescribed functions conferred on a Local Authority officer.
1.6
It is not proposed that South Lanarkshire Public Partnership Forum comment on
these.
1.7
Set Two of the Draft Regulations covers:
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1.8
Prescribed groups which must be consulted when preparing or revising Integration
Schemes; preparing draft strategic plans; and when making decisions affecting
localities
Membership, powers and proceedings of Integration Joint Boards
Establishment, membership and proceedings integration joint monitoring committees
Prescribed membership of strategic planning groups (In South Lanarkshire, “Strategic
Commissioning Groups”)
Prescribed form and content of performance reports.
The consultation on Set Two of the Draft Regulations ends on 18th August 2014.
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Meeting with Harry Stevenson, Chief Office, South
Lanarkshire Community Health and Care Partnership
2.1
Jack Ferguson (Chair of South Lanarkshire Public Partnership Forum) and Derek
Morgan (Chair of the Older People, Health and Care Voluntary Network (VASLan) met with
Harry Stevenson and with Brenda Hutchison (his Adult Social Work Deputy) on 9th July.
2.2
Jack Ferguson explained the structure and modus operandi of South Lanarkshire
Public Partnership Forum and proposed that we provided the solution to the need to provide
representation of service users to the Community Health and Care Partnership at both South
Lanarkshire and Locality levels.
2.3
Derek Morgan explained the structure and modus operandi of the Older People, Health
and Care Voluntary Network and proposed that they provided the solution to the need to
provide representation of the Third Sector to the Community Health and Care Partnership at
both South Lanarkshire and Locality Levels.
2.4
We identified a need for resources for recruitment and training for the Public
Partnership Forum to enable expansion to cover social care as well as health care.
2.5
Harry Stevenson agreed in principle to the above.
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Consultation
3.1
Prescribed groups which must
be consulted when preparing or
revising Integration Schemes;
preparing draft strategic plans;
and when making decisions
affecting localities
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3.2
Membership,
powers
and
proceedings of Integration Joint
Boards
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Health and social Care Professionals
Users of Health and Social Care
Carers of users of Health and Social
Care
Commercial providers of health and
Social Care
Non-commercial providers of health,
Social Care and Social Housing
Third Sector bodies carrying out
activities related to health or social
care
A registered health professional
employed and nominated by the
Health Board
Chief Social Work Officer
A staff-side representative
A third sector representative
A carer representative
A service user representative
Chief Officer
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Establishment, membership and
proceedings of integration joint
monitoring committees
(Only where a lead agency model
is used – does not apply in South
Lanarkshire)
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3.4
Prescribed
membership
of
strategic planning groups (In
South Lanarkshire, “Strategic
Commissioning Groups”)
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Three councillors nominated by the
Local Authority
Three persons nominated by the
Health Board (at least two nonexecutive directors and another
member of the Health Board)
The Chief Social Worker of the Local
Authority
A registered health professional
employed and nominated by the
Health Board
Health Board Director of Finance
Staff-side representative from the
Health Board
Third Sector representative
A registered health professional
employed and nominated by the
Health Board
Chief Social Work Officer
A staff-side representative
A third sector representative
A carer representative
A service user representative
Chief Officer
Carer representative
A Health Care and a Social Care
Professional
A representative of users of health
and social care
A representative of carers of users of
health and social care
Commercial and non-commercial
providers of health and social care
Non-commercial providers of social
housing
A representative of Third Sector
bodies
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Prescribed form and content of
performance reports.
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Progress to deliver on national health
and well-being outcomes
Information on performance against
key indicators or measures
How the strategic planning and
locality
arrangements
have
contributed to delivering services that
reflect the integration principles
The details of any review of the
strategic plan within the reporting year
Any major decisions taken out with
the
normal
strategic
planning
mechanisms
An overview of the financial
performance of the Integration
Authority
The extent to which Integration
Authorities have moved resources
from institutional to community based
care and support, by reference to
changes in the budget spent on each
type of care and support
3.6
It is proposed that South Lanarkshire Public Partnership Forum supports the
parts printed in bold at 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5 and makes the comment that South
Lanarkshire Public Partnership Forum and the four Locality Public Partnership Forums
can and should fulfil these functions.
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Conclusion
4.1
The Scottish Government will issue a report on the outcome of the consultation
process and will lay Regulations and Orders in the Scottish Parliament from late September.
Derek G Morgan
Chair
East Kilbride and District Public Partnership Forum
15th July 2014