15 - 2025-06-18 IJB - Support Care and Clinical Governance Update
North Lanarkshire Council · 18 June 2025
Back to Health and Social Care Integration Joint Board — 18 June 2025 and its agenda
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1 REPORT Item No: 15 SUBJECT: North Support Care & Clinical Governance (NSCCG) Bi annual update TO: Integration Joint Board Lead Officer for Report: Dr Lucy Munro Medical Director NHSCP Author(s) of Report Dr Lucy Munro Medical Director NHSCP Diane Fraser, Chief Officer (Adult Social Work Services) Joanne Jenkins, Interim Nurse Director NHSCP DATE: 18 June 2025 1. PURPOSE OF REPORT This paper is coming to the IJB for: For Approval: ☐ For Endorsement: ☐ To Note: ☒ 2. ROUTE TO THE BOARD This paper has been: Prepared By: Dr Lucy Munro Ms Diane Fraser ☒ Reviewed By: ☐ Endorsed By: ☐
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2 Ms Joanne Jenkins 3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3.1 This report provides a high level overview of the work undertaken by the North Support Care and Clinical Governance (NSCCG) committee from October 2024 to March 2025. 3.2 The NSCCG met on 03/10//2024, 05/12/2024, 06/02/2025. 4. RECOMMENDATIONS 4.1 It is recommended that the IJB note the update from the Support Care and Clinical Governance committee. 5. VARIATIONS TO DIRECTIONS? This section outlines if the report requires a direction to be issued to the Local Authority, the Health Board, to both, or that no direction is required 6. BACKGROUND 6.1 The arrangements for Support, Care and Clinical Governance within Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire (HSCNL) build on well-established prior arrangements within NHS and NLC but bring processes together to receive assurance from both Health and Social work services. 6.2 The group meets bimonthly and works to a work plan to allow service areas to report in routinely and to offer assurance. Part of the governance framework for the group is to provide a 6 monthly and yearly report to the Healthcare Governance Assurance Group and the Healthcare Governance Committee and Adult Care and Social Work Committee. 7. SUMMARY OF KEY ISSUES 7.1 The terms of reference of NSCCG is due for refresh and mapping to the most recent integration scheme. It is anticipated that updates to nomenclature and appendices is required as some of these, while robust in content, have not been changed or re-agreed post pandemic. Yes ☐ No ☒ N/A ☐
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3 7.2 Chairship of NSSCG is due to rotate in the coming year. 7.3 Social Work and Social Care Framework for Governance. The Chief Social Work Officer is Responsible for Care Governance and has delegated this function to the Chief Officer, Adult Social Work Services. The Adult Social Work Governance Group is led by the Chief Officer, Adult Social Work and Senior Manager, Quality Assurance. The group oversees all quality assurance activity and act as the central resource for quality standards and quality monitoring information across the service. 7.3.1 The ASW&SC Group will ensure the delivery of a planned programme of audit, self-evaluation and customer feedback through quality assurance activity and will have the authority to commission themed audits when areas for potential improvement are identified. To support this a sub-group for registered managers has been established. This provides a forum for registered managers from a range of social care services and supports in-house monitoring activity. In addition, there has been specific work undertaken in relation to the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019. 7.4 The recent annual report to NHS Lanarkshire’s Healthcare Governance Committee provided assurance to the committee on matters pertaining to clinical governance in North HSCP including key areas such as; Triangle of Care in Mental Health, Learning disabilities and addictions, support for children with complex medical issues in Specialist Children’s Services in line with UNCRC and pressure ulcer improvement work in our localities. The director of nursing is leading quality planning work in line with the NHS Lanarkshire Quality Framework. The Adverse Events Group identify key themes / trends from SAERs, FAIs and learning reviews, track actions and assure the NSCCG around embedding learning. ensure learning from Adverse Reviews are collated and reported periodically and used to drive improvement across the partnership and maintain a register of actions arising from Significant Adverse Events Review’s with assurance that these are being completed timeously by operational units/sectors. 8. CONCLUSIONS 8.1 The IJB is asked to note the 6 monthly progress report from the North Support Care & Clinical Governance group and to be assured that processes are being established to manage the key issues outlined. 9. IMPLICATIONS 9.1 NATIONAL OUTCOMES Link(s) to National Health and Wellbeing Outcomes People are able to look after and improve their own health and wellbeing and live in good health for longer ☐
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4 People, including those with disabilities or long-term conditions, or who are frail, are able to live, as far as reasonable practicable, independently and at home or in a homely setting in their community ☐ People who use Health and Social Care Services have positive experiences of those services, and have dignity respected ☐ Health and Social Care Services are centred on helping to maintain or improve the quality of life of people who use those services ☐ Health and Social Care Services contribute to reducing health inequalities ☐ People who use Health and Social Care Services are safe from harm ☐ People who work in Health and Social Care Services feel engaged with the work they do and are supported to continuously improve the information, support, care and treatment they provide ☐ Resources are used effectively and efficiently in the provision of Health and Social Care Services ☐ 9.2 ASSOCIATED MEASURE(S) 9.3 FINANCIAL This paper has been reviewed by Finance: Yes No N/A 9.4 RISK ASSESSMENT/RISK MANAGEMENT Relevant Risk Register Details Current Risk Level Risk Owner Choose an item. 9.5 ENGAGEMENT & PARTICIPATION Please tick the engagement and participation objectives that link(s) with this piece of work and provide further details on the engagement and participation that was undertaken. Objectives Further details ☐ Involve stakeholders in the development work aimed at achieving the national outcomes
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5 ☐ Provide stakeholders with information on how to get involved ☐ Ensure a diverse range of engagement and participation and opportunities are in place to suit different needs ☐ Measure how well we involve community stakeholders in the planning, design and delivery of our services ☐ Provide regular feedback on how stakeholder engagement and participation is shaping and influencing service development and delivery ☐ Provide support to enable stakeholder representatives to participate meaningfully and confidently at meetings ☐ Develop participation guidelines to ensure a common understanding and set of expectations for both stakeholders and partnership staff ☐ Support engagement planning and participation in localities, taking account of other engagement activity and local plans across the Community Planning Partnership 9.6 INEQUALITIES & FAIRER SCOTLAND DUTY EQIA Completed & Fairer Scotland Impact Assessment Form Completed and attached to report: Yes No N/A EQIA added to website: Yes No N/A 10. BACKGROUND PAPERS
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6 11. APPENDICES N/A CHIEF ACCOUNTABLE OFFICER (or Depute)