Argyll and Bute HSCP Strategic Planning Group held on 21 August 2025
Argyll and Bute Council · 17 September 2025
Back to Argyll and Bute HSCP Integration Joint Board (IJB) — 17 September 2025 and its agenda
Text extracted from the council's PDF. Layout and reading order may differ from the original.
Page 1
MINUTES of MEETING of ARGYLL AND BUTE HSCP STRATEGIC PLANNING GROUP held BY MICROSOFT TEAMS on THURSDAY, 21 AUGUST 2025 Present: Councillor Ross Moreland, Argyll and Bute Council (Chair) Evan Beswick, Chief Officer, Argyll and Bute HSCP Jan Chapple, on behalf of Linda Currie, Associate Director of AHP, NHS Highland Charlotte Craig, Interim Head of Planning, Performance and Technology, Argyll and Bute HSCP Eilidh Gallagher, Head of Primary Care, Argyll and Bute HSCP David Gibson, Head of Children, Families and Justice, Argyll and Bute HSCP James Gow, Head of Finance and Transformation, Argyll and Bute HSCP Julie Hodges, Scottish Care Inspectorate Councillor Dougie McFadzean, Argyll and Bute Council Alison McGrory, Associate Director of Public Health – NHS Highland, Argyll and Bute HSCP Kirsty MacKenzie, Carers Act Officer Karl McLeish, Unscheduled Care Programme Lead, Argyll and Bute HSCP Sandra McLeod, Director of Customer Experience, ACHA Duncan Martin, Public Representative Kirsty Reid, Carers Representative, NHS Highland Anke Roexe, Senior Service Planning Manager, Argyll and Bute HSCP Joanne Ross, General Management Trainee, Argyll and Bute HSCP Jonny Sibbring, Primary Care OOH Project Manager, Argyll and Bute HSCP Laura Stephenson, Alcohol and Drugs Partnership Co-ordinator, Argyll and Bute HSCP 1. WELCOME, INTRODUCTIONS AND APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE The Chair welcomed those present. Apologies for absence were received from: Graham Bell, NHS Highland Non-Executive Board Member and Member of IJB Linda Currie, Associate Director AHP, NHS Highland Nicola Gillespie, Head of Adult Care, Argyll and Bute HSCP Rebecca Helliwell, Depute Medical Director, Argyll and Bute HSCP Douglas Hunter, Senior Performance and Improvement Manager, Argyll and Bute, HSCP Donald Watt, Interim Head of Adult Care, Argyll and Bute HSCP 2. MINUTES AND MATTERS ARISING The Minutes of the meeting of the Argyll and Bute HSCP Strategic Planning Group held on 12 June 2025 were approved as a correct record.
Page 2
3. DRAFT JOINT STRATEGIC PLAN 2025 - 2030 Consideration was given to the draft Strategic Priorities for the new Joint Strategic Plan to cover the period 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031. Decision The Strategic Planning Group: 1. noted the revisions following on SLT development sessions; and 2. provided feedback and additional material for inclusion. (Reference: Report by Senior Service Planning Manager, Argyll and Bute HSCP, submitted) 4. COMMUNITY LPG UPDATE Consideration was given to a paper providing an update on the Annual Engagement Plan for 2025-2026; the updated Engagement Framework for the HSCP; and proposals for ongoing engagement in localities for health and social care services. Decision The Strategic Planning Group agreed to note: 1. the engagement annual plan in line with national guidance Planning with People with recognition of levels of engagement required by Healthcare Improvement Scotland; 2. the updated Engagement Framework outlining the HSCP’s statutory responsibilities for engagement; and 3. the updated direction of travel for two Local Planning Groups in Argyll and Bute in the autumn. (Reference: Report by Associate Director of Public Health, submitted) 5. DATE OF NEXT MEETING - 11 DECEMBER 2025 Thursday 11 December 2025 at 2.00 pm by Microsoft Teams.