Renfrewshire Integration Joint Board – Development of Refreshed Strategic Plan
Renfrewshire Council · 23 April 2025
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_____________________________________________________________________________________ To: Leadership Board On: 23 April 2025 _____________________________________________________________________________________ Report by: Chief Executive _____________________________________________________________________________________ Heading: Renfrewshire Integration Joint Board – Development of Refreshed Strategic Plan _____________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Summary 1.1 In line with legislative requirements, Renfrewshire Integration Joint Board is currently refreshing its Strategic Plan, with the current version running from 2022-2025. The refreshed Plan is currently subject to formal public consultation and a draft response is required from the Council as part of this process before 30 April 2025. 1.2 This paper provides an overview of the work that has been undertaken to refresh the Strategic Plan, and provides an assessment of this following a review internally by officers. Overall the refreshed document is viewed as being a comprehensive document which sets out clear priorities for progression by the IJB, and is closely aligned to both the Community Plan and the Council Plan. 1.3 An overview of the Plan and its content is provided within Section 4 of this report. Subject to the approval of this report, it is proposed that this is submitted as feedback to Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership as the Council’s formal response to the draft Strategic Plan. It is anticipated the finalised refreshed Plan will be submitted for approval to the Integration Joint Board in June 2025. _______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Recommendations 2.1 It is recommended that Elected Members: • Agree the content of the report which will be submitted to Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership, as the Council’s formal response to the draft Strategic Plan. _______________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Background 3.1 Renfrewshire’s Integration Joint Board (IJB) is required by the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 (the ‘Act’) to produce a Strategic Plan on how community health and social care functions delegated to it by Renfrewshire Council and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will be planned and delivered over the medium term. The current plan was agreed in 2021 and runs from 2022-2025. 3.2 In line with this legislative requirement, the Scottish Government’s guidance (updated in 2024) on the development of Strategic Plans states that ‘an Integration Authority is required to review its strategic commissioning plan at least every three years’. This means that it is not necessary to develop a new plan for every three-year period where this is not required, subject to the completion of the required review process. 3.3 At its meeting in June 2024, the IJB agreed that the Strategic Plan 2022-2025 should be refreshed and extended for a further two years, in line with this national guidance and its requirements. It was noted that the themes previously identified within the Plan remained valid, were aligned with national policy and that many work programmes remained ongoing beyond 2025. It was also recognised that the HSCP had limited capacity to develop a full new Plan, whilst managing a range of financial and service based pressures including a forthcoming strategic inspection at that time. 3.4 A consultation draft was prepared by the HSCP through informal consultation with a range of stakeholders and partners, and was presented to the IJB on 24 January 2025. The consultation draft was also informed by a process of reviewing local data and intelligence through for example the Census and Health and Wellbeing survey outputs. The Housing Contribution statement was also specifically reviewed with input from across Council services and by officers. 3.5 A comprehensive consultation and engagement strategy was agreed by the IJB, with the draft Plan now being subject to public consultation until 30 April 2025. 4 Overview of the Refreshed Strategic Plan 4.1 The Refreshed Strategic Plan has been reviewed by officers and has been assessed as being a comprehensive and well written document. It is recognised that in refreshing the Strategic Plan, there has been a strong focus on sharpening its content and its priorities, to ensure that these are deliverable within the resources likely to be available. 4.2 The draft Plan was presented to the Council’s Corporate Management Team in February 2025, and the strengthened linkages to the Council and Community Plan were identified at that time. Key amendments made to the refreshed Plan which were noted by Council officers include: • An increased focus on the financial position • Updating the Strategic Context section, including demographic & population data • Revising themes from five to four - Healthier and Connected combined. • The identification of seven supporting principles for the Plan.
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• Refinement of objectives to a smaller number with simplified language. • Refinement and refocus of the Housing Contribution Statement • An update to the Plan on a Page to reflect the wider changes. 4.3 The four updated themes highlighted within the refreshed Plan are as follows: 4.4 These themes are supported by officers, however as was the case when the Strategic Plan was initially being developed, it is recommended that adult protection and keeping people safe who are at risk of harm, are more strongly referenced within the overarching themes. Strategic context 4.5 The Plan communicates the challenges faced by the IJB in terms of planning and subsequently delivering services. These are strongly influenced by the demographic and financial pressures faced by local services who support vulnerable people living locally. The critical role that health and social care workers play in terms of delivering services, including in relation to their health and wellbeing, is strongly referenced within the Plan. 4.6 Our local assessment and review of the refreshed Plan has also strongly welcomed the proposed introduction of 7 overarching principles which will guide the way in which the Updated Themes Our available resources are prioritised effectively, and we deliver integrated services by working collaboratively with people and partners. People can live independently in their own home or community and experience reduced health inequalities through early intervention and prevention. Our services are clinically safe, and people have access to the appropriate specialist support to aid them in their recovery and rehabilitation, where possible. People are empowered to better manage their health and conditions and shape the support they need at every stage of life.
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HSCP will work to deliver this Plan and report progress on this to the IJB itself. The principles are helpful and provide additional context as to how the Plan will be delivered with partners, which is an open and transparent approach to adopt. 4.7 The Plan on a Page which has been developed to communicate the key aims and objectives of the Plan is attached as Appendix 1 to the report. Resources 4.8 The Plan contains high level information on the medium term financial planning considerations of the IJB, and therefore the basis upon which the refreshed Strategic Plan will be delivered. It may be helpful to the reader if information was highlighted in terms of the scale of these challenges and what these might mean in practice eg how much does it costs to deliver a service intervention to a service user if the challenge is to be understood. It is recommended that this approach is further embedded. 4.9 As outlined above, there is a strong commitment throughout the refreshed Plan to the workforce, however this could be further strengthened with specific content linking this Plan to the separate Workforce Plan that the IJB is required to prepare and publish. Housing 4.10 As noted above, the Housing Contribution Statement has been drafted in conjunction with Council officers and wider partners such as registered social landlords. It represents a robust assessment of current issues, and the three identified priorities are strongly supported: • Priority 1: Housing as a Health Issue • Priority 2: Homelessness Prevention • Priority 3: Supporting people to live independently in their own homes
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Digital 4.11 The Plan recognises the importance of digital transformation as an enabler of transformation and achieving improved outcomes. It is recommended that digital readiness and ambition could be more strongly represented within the plan in terms of the priorities and objectives that will be delivered over the period. Monitoring 4.12 The Plan will be outlined a range of specific objectives that will be progressed through the delivery of the Plan, and also articulates the performance framework which will be utilised to drive the implementation of the plan in practice. The refreshed Plan itself does not contain SMART action plans / indicators, therefore it is not possible at this stage to comment on these. It is recommended therefore that further information in relation to actions and indicators is signposted within the final version of the Plan. 5. Next steps 5.1 Overall the refreshed Plan has been positively assessed by officers, and it is therefore proposed that subject to the approval of this response by the Board, formal feedback will be submitted to the Health and Social Care Partnership and considered through the formal consultation process. 5.2 It is anticipated that a final draft of the Strategic Plan will then be considered by the Renfrewshire Integration Joint Board, and thereafter published in June 2025. Six monthly updates on those services delegated to the IJB, will continue to be provided to the Leadership Board. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Implications of the Report 1. Financial – none 2. HR & Organisational Development – none 3. Community/Council Planning – the refreshed Strategic Plan highlights the close partnership working arrangements which continue to operate in Renfrewshire which support health and wellbeing in Renfrewshire. 4. Legal - as set out in the report. 5. Property/Assets - none 6. Information Technology - none 7. Equality and Human Rights – The Recommendations contained within this report have been assessed in relation to their impact on equalities and human rights. No negative impacts on equality groups or potential for infringement of individuals’ human rights have been identified arising from the recommendations contained in the report because it is for noting only. If required following implementation, the actual impact of the recommendations and the mitigating actions will be reviewed and monitored, and the results of the
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assessment will be published on the Council’s website. The HSCP has engaged with a wide range of stakeholders throughout the development of the Refreshed Plan. 8. Health and Safety - none 9. Procurement – none 10. Risk – none 11. Privacy Impact – none 12. Climate risk – none 13. Children’s rights - none 14. COSLA Policy Position – none Author: Laura McIntyre, Head of Policy and Partnerships
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Appendix 1 – Plan on a Page