Director Report
North Ayrshire Council · 14 November 2024
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Integration Joint Board 14th November 2024 Subject : Director’s Report Purpose : This report is for awareness to advise members of North Ayrshire Integration Joint Board (IJB) of developments within North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (NAHSCP) Recommendation : IJB members are asked to note progress made to date. Direction Required to Council, Health Board or Both Direction to :- 1. No Direction Required X 2. North Ayrshire Council 3. NHS Ayrshire & Arran 4. North Ayrshire Council and NHS Ayrshire & Arran Glossary of Terms NHS AA NHS Ayrshire and Arran IJB Integration Joint Board HSCP Health and Social Care Partnership 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 This report informs members of the Integration Joint Board (IJB) of the work undertaken within North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (NAHSCP), nationally, locally and Ayrshire wide. 2. BACKGROUND 2.1 This report provides IJB with up to date information on recent activity across the HSCP since the last IJB. 3. CURRENT POSITION National Developments Consultations 3.1 Palliative Care Strategy : Palliative Care Matters For All
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The Scottish Government have published the draft Palliative Care Strategy which is open for consultation until 10th January 2025. Please see attached link to the https://www.gov.scot/publications/palliative-care-strategy-palliative-care-matters/ The HSCP have started preparations to collate a North Ayrshire response which will be informed by engagement across key services. 3.2 Future of Foster Care Consultation Scottish Government have launched a public consultation on the Future of Foster Care. The consultation is open for 15 weeks and will close on 6 February 2025. The purpose of the consultation is to hear your views on our proposed vision for fostering and flexible fostering approach, which seek to meet the specific and unique needs of children and young people, respond to changes in the sector and support the delivery of The Promise. The consultation also looks to understand how we can improve the status, recognition and value given to foster carers; and your views on how we can meet the challenges in the retention and recruitment of foster carers. A link to the consultation survey on Citizen Space can be found at: Future of Foster Care A programme of engagement is also being developed to support the consultation and provide the opportunity to join the discussion and share views. These engagement sessions have been arranged for - • Children and Young People – by Who Cares? Scotland and Barnardo’s More info to follow soon, if interested please contact FosterCareConsultation@gov.scot and we will send on details in due course • Foster Carers – by The Fostering Network Scottish Government online consultation session for foster carers Tickets, Wed 13 Nov 2024 at 13:00 | Eventbrite Scottish Government online consultation session for foster carers Tickets, Thu 14 Nov 2024 at 10:30 | Eventbrite Scottish Government online consultation session for foster carers Tickets, Wed 20 Nov 2024 at 18:00 | Eventbrite In person by completing one of the attached booking form links below and sending it to scotland@fostering.net Places are limited and will be confirmed via a confirmation email and are on a first come first served basis. Edinburgh, 7 November, 10:00-14:00 The Future of Foster Care Consultation - Edinburgh (office.com) Glasgow, 12 November, 10:00-14:00 The Future of Foster Care Consultation - Glasgow (office.com)
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• Professionals Local Authority and Independent Fostering Provider & 3rd Sector Partners – by Scottish Government Fostering Consultation Engagement Session Tickets, Wed, Nov 6, 2024 at 2:30 PM | Eventbrite Fostering Consultation Engagement Session Tickets, Thu 21 Nov 2024 at 14:30 | Eventbrite Fostering Consultation Engagement Session Tickets, Tue 3 Dec 2024 at 10:00 | Eventbrite Fostering Consultation Engagement Session Tickets, Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite 3.3 Developing a Universal Definition of Care Experience The Scottish Government have launched a Consultation seeking views on the need for a universal and inclusive definition of ‘care experience’ and what the potential impacts of this could be. The Promise states that while it is not a legal term, ‘care experience’ is a term that has a special and different meaning for many of the people who identify with it. Ensuring that we get our terminology right and use it appropriately is important. Without this, it can mean that access to services and supports may not be readily available to those who need it, but can importantly lead to stigmatising assumptions, attitudes and behaviours that can impact on all areas of a child or young person’s life, now and into the future. The Scottish Government is working with the care experienced community and partners across Scotland to progress work to develop and agree this universal definition. This consultation is the start of that conversation and closes on 10th January 2025. North Ayrshire Council in December 2023 agreed to locally determine being Care Experienced as a protected characteristic for the purposes of Equality Impact Assessments and agreed a local definition of Care Experienced alongside this decision. 3.4 Call for Evidence – Right to Addiction Recover (Scotland) Bill The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee has launched its call for evidence for the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill. You can find more information on the Bill via the parliament website: Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill | Scottish Parliament Website. The consultation is open until 20 December 2024. The Parliament’s Finance and Public Administration Committee has also launched a call for views on the Financial Memorandum of the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill. The deadline for responses is Friday 20 December 2024.
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The Committee is inviting organisations and individuals to submit written evidence on the estimated financial implications as set out in the Bill’s accompanying Financial Memorandum. The HSCP and ADP will collate and provide a joint response to both requests. Other National Developments 3.5 Statutory Guidance has now been published on Part 2 and Part 3 of the United Nations Convention on the rights of the Child (Incorporation)(Scotland) Act 2024 Statutory Guidance on Part 2 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 Part 2 and 3 guidance and its accompanying documents have now been published on the Scottish Government website. • Statutory guidance on Part 2 of the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 • Clarification of inherent obligations of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) • Sources to guide interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 Statutory Guidance on Part 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 • Statutory guidance on Part 3 of the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 There are governance arrangements in place through NHS Ayrshire and Arran and North Ayrshire Council to ensure the legislative requirements are considered, planned for and reported appropriately. 3.6 Whole Family Wellbeing Fund Newsletter The Autumn edition of the Whole Family Wellbeing Fund (WFWF) newsletter is now available to read online. It provides details on all of the projects and services supported by the WFWF and relevant contact details. Future newsletters will go into further detail about the progress made to date and future sustainability. The Whole Family Wellbeing Fund update and the associated projects highlights progress with the investments supported via the Childrens Services Strategic Partnership to enhance support for families in North Ayrshire, the multi-year national funding of £500m is currently confirmed to continue until 2026. If you have any questions, please contact Fiona Pow, Whole Family Wellbeing Fund Programme Lead, by emailing fionapow@north-ayrshire.gov.uk
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North Ayrshire Developments 3.7 North Ayrshire Mental Health Arts Festival The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival took place during Thursday 10 October to Sunday 27 October, with a theme this year of ‘In/Visible’. In North Ayrshire, the events kicked off slightly earlier on Wednesday 2 October, with a wide range of fantastic events throughout the month. This included a fantastic launch event hosted by award-wining Ayrshire comedian Billy Kirkwood at the Harbour Arts Centre in Irvine on Wednesday 9 October. 3.8 NAHSCP Partnership Awards 2024 – Winners The winners of the 2024 Partnership Awards were announced at our ‘Promoting Wellbeing Together’ event on 25th October 2024 at the Redburn Community Centre in Irvine. The event was a fantastic celebration of the staff, teams and individuals who deliver health and social care services in North Ayrshire, as well as the crucial work of those in our communities who support people with their wellbeing, including volunteers, community organisations and charities. After an introduction from event comperes Dr Iain Jamieson (Clinical Director, NAHSCP) and Billy Brotherston (Independent Chair, North Ayrshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership), the event kicked off with a short wellbeing session delivered by Cath Brannan from YES Your Entire Self, before this year’s winners were announced. You can read more about the event and find out who won on our HSCP website , or check out our official photos on the NAHSCP Facebook page. A huge congratulations to all of this year’s winners and thank you to everyone who attended or helped to organise the event and make it such a big success.
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3.9 Carer Positive Employer 10th Anniversary Awards North Ayrshire Council has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Best Employer for Communications and Awareness Raising category at the above awards which took place on Wednesday 13th November 2024 in Edinburgh City Chambers. 3.10 Scottish Healthcare Awards 2024 Finalist Mhairi Coutts, MS Specialist Nurse has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Scottish Healthcare Awards in the Developments in the Management of Multiple Sclerosis category. The award ceremony takes place on 20th November in Glasgow, congratulations and good luck to Mhairi. 3.11 Accessible Book and Story Festival Staff and customers of Trindlemoss Day Opportunities presented a workshop at the Accessible Book & Story Festival, which took place at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh last month. The festival session allowed the group to share their experiences of working with ShowWorks Theatre to produce an innovative performance piece around the theme of ‘being and becoming’, an initiative that was funded through Creative Scotland’s Participatory Arts and Mental Health Fund and The Baring Foundation, in partnership with the Mental Health Foundation. You can read more about the ‘What Comes Next’ project and the festival event in our NAHSCP Website 3.12 NDD Support NAHSCP are running a series of events that will provide an opportunity for parents and carers of a child or young person with a diagnosed or suspected neurodevelopmental difference (NDD) to learn more about a recent report that was developed following engagement sessions with parents and carers regarding NDD support earlier this year. These sessions will also offer a chance to hear more about the work being undertaken across North Ayrshire and provide further feedback.
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The events are open to members of the public, as well as those who attended our previous engagement sessions. Each session will last 2 hours and refreshments will be provided. Monday 25 November: Bridgend Community Centre, Kilbirnie – 1.30pm to 3.30pm Thursday 28 November: Brodick Town Hall, Arran – 10.30am to 12.30pm Monday 2 December: Saltcoats Town Hall – 1.30pm to 3.30pm Tuesday 3 December: Largs Memorial Church Hall – 1.30pm to 3.30pm Thursday 5 December: Fullarton ConneXions, Irvine – 1.30pm to 3.30pm Places can be booked via the NEST website. 3.13 Mental Health Nursing Celebration Event On the 11th October the Mental Health Senior Nurse Team held an event to celebrate mental health nursing at the Riverside Lodge Hotel in Irvine. These events are held every 6 months and continue to receive positive feedback from attendees. The day was very well attended by staff from across Ayrshire and Arran mental health services; both community and inpatient teams. The day was opened by the Associate Nurse Director for Mental Health, Addiction and Learning Disability who introduced Mark Richards, Associate Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland to provide an update and discussion around the National Review of Mental Health Nursing with feedback on consultation with mental health nurses from across Scotland, including many of the mental health nurses working in Ayrshire and Arran. Opinions gathered from the consultation highlighted that building therapeutic relationships with patients was one of the central duties of a mental health nurse and it emphasized the important role that mental health nurses take in planning and supporting transitions through care and services. Mark advised that common themes had emerged from the responses and that consideration was taking place of how best to bring people together to address the recommendations from the review to ensure they were implemented successfully. Presentations were then delivered by various mental health nurses on: • The Newly Qualified Nurse Programme • The Mental Health Unscheduled Care Assessment Hub, • Integrating Mental Health & Alcohol & Drug Liaison Teams into ED and CAU settings • Recovery Focused Care in a Low Secure Ward • The new Infant Mental Health Team.
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Posters were also showcased from several mental health teams as well as Police Scotland and 3rd sector organisations. NEST gave a vibrant talk on their service based within East Ayrshire and invited staff to participate in drumming, with enthusiastic participation from everyone. The event then closed by celebrating the Flying Start Graduates being presented with their certificates 4. IMPLICATIONS 4.1 Financial None 4.2 Human Resources None 4.3 Legal None 4.4 Equality/Socio-Economic None 4.5 Risk None 4.6 Community Wealth Building None 4.7 Key Priorities None 5. CONSULTATION No specific consultation was required for this report. User and public involvement is key for the partnership and all significant proposals will be subject to an appropriate level of Consultation. Caroline Cameron, Director [Carolinecameron@north-ayrshire.gov.uk/01294 317723] Appendices Nil