IJB - Rolling Action Log

North Lanarkshire Council · 22 October 2025
Back to IJB Performance, Finance and Audit Committee — 22 October 2025 and its agenda

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ITEM 4 North Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board 
ROLLING ACTION LOG 
NO  DATE  ITEM
NO 
DESCRIPTION  ACTION BY  ACTION & PROGRESS  DUE DATE  COMPLETION
STATUS
27 25.09.24 Item 9  Integration Joint
Boards Finance
and Performance
Report 2024
C Rae  Ensure that the annual budgets and proposed
savings are achievable and sustainable. The
budget process should involve collaboration
and clear conversations with IJB partners,
workforce, people who use services and other
stakeholders around the difficult choices
required to achieve financial sustainability. 
Ongoing 
Proposal:
Remove from
PFA action log
and add to
governance
tracker for PFA
28 25.09.24 Item 9  Integration Joint
Boards Finance
and Performance
Report 2024
C Rae  Work collaboratively with other IJBs and
partners to systematically share learning to
identify and develop: 
- Service redesign focused on early
intervention and prevention. 
- Approaches focused on improving the
recruitment and retention of the workforce. 
Ongoing 
Proposal:
Remove from
PFA action log
and add to
governance
tracker for PFA
29 25.09.24 Item 9  Integration Joint
Boards Finance
and Performance
Report 2024
C Rae  Work collaboratively with other IJBs and
partners to understand what data is available
and how it can be developed and used to fully
understand and improve outcomes for those
using IJB commissioned services. This should
include a consideration of gaps in data. It
should also include consideration of measures
to understand the impact of preventative
approaches. 
Ongoing 
Proposal:
Remove from
PFA action log
and add to
governance
tracker for PFA
30. 25.09.24 Item 9  Integration Joint
Boards Finance
C Rae  Evaluate whether the local commissioning of
care and support services, and the contracting 
Ongoing

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and Performance
Report 2024
of these services, adheres to the ethical
commissioning and procurement principles,
improving outcomes for people.
Proposal:
Remove from
PFA action log
and add to
governance
tracker for PFA
32. 25.02.25 Item 8 Financial
Monitoring 
Suggestion that Pharmacy Savings Approach
could be brought back to IJB to get a restock
of where things are and where they are going 
Ongoing
36. 27.08.2025 Item 4 Matters Arising  Information request on age assessments and
carers during crisis periods 
Ongoing – due to
complete at PFA
meeting on 22
Oct 2025
37. 27.08.2025 Item 4 Matters Arising  Use of reserves (to be discussed under Finance)  Ongoing –
Reserves strategy
included in PFA
work plan for Feb
2026

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CLOSED ACTIONS 
NO  DATE  ITEM
NO 
DESCRIPTION  ACTION BY  ACTION & PROGRESS  DUE DATE  COMPLETION
STATUS
1. 30/10/18 Item
11
Reserves Strategy A Kilburn  To develop a reserves strategy on receipt of national
guidance on setting minimum levels of reserves.
In the interim period a local reserves strategy will be
progressed. 
Update September 2021: The IJB Reserves Strategy
2021/2022 was approved by the IJB on 22 June
2021.  This report provided an update on the review
of the existing IJB reserves and new reserves were
established in line with planned commitments and
Scottish Government guidance. 
Update on Exit strategies to be presented to PF& A
in November 2021 
8.12.22 Update provided within report Medium to
Long Term Financial Planning. Further work being
June 2021 
November 2021 –
deferred to IJB
December 2021
Complete 
Reserve strategy
presented to IJB
PFA on 16th Nov.

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undertaken to confirm exit plans and ongoing areas
of work. 
23.3.22 – Update on Financial plan for 2022/23
presented that included update on reserves strategy
but agreed at meeting to provide further more
detailed update to include exit strategy for short term
initiatives funded from reserves and conclusion of all
other areas of reserve funding 
deferred to March
2023. 
Final version to
March IJB
alongside
updated SCP 
Added to March
23 agenda-
complete 
2.  26.5.20 Item
10 
Internal Audit
Report – Due
Diligence Review 
A Kilburn  Further update on the disaggregation of the children,
families and justice social work services budget to be
presented to the IJB.
Update September 2021: The progress in respect of
this action is regularly reported to the IJB
(Performance, Finance and Audit) Committee. 
The updated report to the IJB (Performance, Finance
and Audit) Committee on 24 August 2021 advised
that the budget disaggregation exercise has been
September/Dece
mber 2020
Deferred to March
2021 – deferred
to September
2021 – deferred
to November
2021 
Original Action
complete with
further update on
hosting
arrangements
presented to
PF&A in
November 2021.

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concluded.  The revised IJB direction to NLC issued
on 23 March 2021 excludes the total budget transfer
in respect of Children, Families and Justice Services.   
Work is continuing to progress in respect of the
hosting arrangements for cross-cutting and support
services.  The original timeline of March 2021 has
therefore been extended to the revised timeline of
September 2021. 
The Service Level Agreement for the future hosting
arrangements and associated budgets will be
presented to the IJB following consultation and
endorsement by the NLC Adult Health and Social
Care Committee and Education and Families
Committee.  A further report will therefore be
presented to the next meeting of the IJB
(Performance, Finance and Audit) Committee on 9
November 2021. 
Update March
2022 - Further
work required to
conclude
agreements
around hosting
arrangements. 
Complete –
presented to IJB
PFA on 16th Nov 
3.  22.9.20  Item 7  Recovery Process  M Dendy  IJB to receive an update on opportunities presented
during recovery process. 
March 2021
Deferred to
September 2021
Ongoing –
delegated to
PF&A to
complete action.

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21.9.21 – Report presented setting out proposed use
of a Change Fund. 
Progress reports on each element of the proposed
plan to be presented to the PF&A 
February 2022 – update on progress noted with
further updates to be presented 
February 2022  Ongoing 
Complete 
4.  9.12.20  Item 6
& Item
11 
Addictions
services 
M Dendy 1. An update on accommodation issues
affecting the delivery of the addiction services
was requested.   
21.9.21 – verbal update given – work ongoing to
resolve accommodation issues. 
2. Update requested on funding commitments. 
ADP strategy presented and approved at IJB on
21.9.21. Request for detail on commissioning of
services, evidence of benefits and achievements and
timelines for implementation of funding commitments
to be brought back to IJB. 
June 2021 –
deferred to
September 2021
– deferred to PFA
November 2021 –
deferred to
February 2022   
September 2021 
Complete 
Ongoing updates
on progress
scheduled into
forward plan for
PFA

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16.2.22 PF&A – update noted at meeting with
commitment to report back on specifics and
performance objectives 
December 2021 
August 2022 
MAT standards
update given to
Feb IJB PFA 
Further update
on October PFA
agenda
5. 19/6/24 Item 6 Digital System
Transformation
M Dendy Delegate to the IJB PFA committee -To provide
the IJB PFA with additional financial
information relating to the programme 
Report provided to
IJB PFA 21st
August 2024 
Complete 
6. 19/6/24 Item 7 Mental Health &
Wellbeing Delivery
Plan
R McGuffie Shared new action plan with the group in
Sept/October 
Action Planned
shared and
stakeholder sign
off currently
underway. 
Complete 
7.  21.9.21  Item 7  Primary Care
Implementation 
Plan 
Dr L Munro  1. An update on planned engagement events
with local people on the primary care
implementation plan was requested.
Update provided and noted at March 2022
IJB 
December 2021  Complete –
update report to
16th Nov PFA 
Remove

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21.6.22 – verbal update on progress noted 
2. Memorandum of Understanding to be shared 
Complete 
8. 22.9.20  Item 5  Mental Health
Continuing Care
Contracted Beds 
R McGuffie  Issue not progressed as planned during 2020 as
engagement process postponed due to lockdown
impact on visits to care homes. 
21.9.21 Business Case to be developed and
presented to IJB, South Lanarkshire IJB and NHSL
Board. 
22.3.22 – Update provided on progress on
engagement and development of business case 
June 2022 
September 2022 
Business case to
be presented at
IJB September
2022 
Delayed following
advice from HIS
around
engagement
standards. Final
business case to
Dec IJB. 
Approved at NL
IJB, SL IJB and
NHS Board in
December 2023.
Complete 
9. 21.9.21  Item
16 
Best Value Audit  M Dendy  An update on the Self Evaluation exercise is to be
presented to the PF&A committee. 
February 2022 –
deferred to
August 2022 as
engagement
event took place
after PF&A
meeting 
Complete

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10.  8.12.21  Item
14
Integration review
- Chief Financial
Officer 
R McGuffie  Following approval to proceed from the IJB, reports
were to be presented to NLC and NHSL Board to
seek support for preferred option. 
16.2.22 Update on progress provided at PF&A
meeting. HR process being progressed  
21.6.22 – Update on recruitment of CFO provided 
23.3.22 – Update provided to IJB to note that HR
process has commenced and recruitment to
additional post is underway. 
March 2022 
June 2022 
Complete 
11. 22.6.22 Item 8  Financial Plan -
Provision of
smoke alarms
R McGuffie Agreed that H&SC NL funding towards provision
of smoke alarms to meet new standards
would be included within future Digital
Strategy report.
March 2023 Update provided
after year-end
figures.
Combined report
linked to
community alarms
on August PFA
agenda
Complete 
12. 22.6.22  Item 5 Unaudited
Accounts 
R McG/NL  Content of report to be amended to include more
details around reason for significant underspend 
June 2022 Report updated
accordingly.   
Complete 
13. 22.6.22 Item 8
& Item
9
Equalities
Mainstreaming 
Report & Risk
Register 
R McG/CJ  IJB members suggested additions to the IJB risk
Register on following highlighted risks; 
 Cost of Living Pressures
 Urgent/Unscheduled care 
September 2022 
Complete

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 Community Alarms (Analogue to digital) 
 National Care Service 
14. 22.6.22 Item 9  Equalities
Mainstreaming 
Report
M Dendy  Progress updates on delivery of equality outcomes to
be presented via Performance, Finance & Audit
Committee 
May 2023 On agenda
Tabled at June
PFA
15. 22.6.22 Item
12
Strategic
Commissioning
Plan 
M Dendy/T
Marshall  
Detailed report on community nursing to be brought
back to future meeting and included within SCP 
On March 23 IJb
agenda –IJB
approved plan
16.  22.6.22  Item 4 Community
Alarms
R McG Provide the committee with an update on community
alarms switching from analogue to  digital and risk to
service users 
Complete
Update provided
at 16th Nov PFA
17. 22.6.22 Item
14
Audited Accounts  R McG Bring audited accounts to Sept committee  
Complete 
19. 16.11.22 Item 5  Risk Management
Strategy
R McGuffie  Reviewing risk management strategy which will
be brought to the committee in due
course.  Reviewing a process to have
shared risks between partnerships and
acute and also review current risk register 
Update planned
for March 2023
IJB
Liaison session
planned to review 
Complete 
20 16.11.22 Item 6 Analogue to digital R McGuffie Share progress report on the work  On April 2023
agenda
Update on
October agenda 
Complete 
21. 14.2.23 Item
11
Performance
Report
R McGuffie  Bring more information on OT Paediatrics and
speech and language 
On April 2023
agenda
Complete

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22. 14.2.23 Item
13
MH Strategy R McGuffie Consider dedicating liaison session for a more
in-depth discussion 
Discuss wider thematic work with Brian Moore 
Topic at 8th Nov
Liaison session 
Complete
23 18.10.23 Item 5  Risk Register  R McGuffie  Ross to provide briefing document to offer the
committee assurance that risk are
reviewed against other boards 
November 2023
Liaison Session
Complete 
24. 18.10.23 Item
10
Performance
Report
R McGuffie SWISS update  Future report 
Tabled @ May
PFA 
Complete
18. 31.8.22 Item 6 IJB Self-
Assessment
Report
R McGuffie Consider hosting a development session to
further explore the self-evaluation work 
Picked up at
November Liaison
Session
Complete
25.   Future Meeting C Rae Host a future meeting face to face in Chryston
hub 
19.03.2025 – March date was cancelled new date
to be re-arranged 
Dates set up for
2025 Walk rounds
Ongoing 
Complete – Chair
& Vice-Chair
invited to
Chryston visit &
dates sent of
HSCP SMT walk
rounds
26 25.09.24 Item 9  Integration Joint
Boards Finance
and Performance
Report 2024
C Rae  Ensure that their Medium-Term Financial Plans
are up to date and reflect all current known and
foreseeable costs to reflect short and longer-term
financial sustainability challenges. 
25.02.25 – Due to be discussed at the next IJB in
March
19.03.2025 Discussed on agenda 
19.03.25 
Complete

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31. 25.02.25 Item 6 Q2 Performance
Report 
Improved communication about progress and
ensure a shared understanding of what CAMHs
services can offer. 
Complete –
updated provided
in IJB action log
33. 19.03.20
25
Item 4 Matters Arising   Learning Disability Workforce paper to be brought
to PF&A 
Complete – paper
presented to
September IJB 
34. 27.08.20
25
Item 4 Matters Arising  Tackling Poverty Team report  Complete –
added to IJB work
plan
35. 27.08.20
25
Item 4 Matters Arising  Safe Staffing report  Complete –
added to IJB work
plan