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Directions Log Update - 6 Monthly Report

Argyll and Bute Council · 31 May 2023
Back to Argyll and Bute HSCP Integration Joint Board (IJB) — 31 May 2023 and its agenda

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ID Date of
Meeting
Title of Report EQIA Required Author/Contact Presented By Decision (with/without Direction) / Info Comments Date
1 25/03/2020 Budget Proposal Judy Orr Judy Orr Direction: Instructed the Chief Officer to accept the
funding from NHS Highland and Argyll and Bute
Council and issue formal Directions (see drafts at
Appendix 3) delegating resources back to the
Partners. 
Complete 25/03/2020
2 27/05/2020 HR Resourcing Jane Fowler Jane Fowler Approved the proposal for increased resource
(temporary and permanent) for the HSCP HR Team
as set out on paragraph 3.14 of the submitted report
totalling £104,585.95.
Completed 27/05/2020
3 25/11/2020 Information Governance
Policy
Judy Orr Judy Orr A direction shall be issued to Argyll and Bute
Council and NHS Highland requiring them to
observe the terms of the Argyll and Bute Integration
Joint board’s Information Governance Policy whilst
handling and safeguarding Information assets
belonging to the IJB.
Complete 25/11/2020
4 31/03/2021 Budget Proposal Judy Orr Judy Orr Instruct the Chief Officer to accept the funding from
NHS Highland and Argyll and Bute Council and
issue formal Directions (see drafts at Appendix 3)
delegating resources back to the Partners.
Complete 31/03/2021
5 31/03/2022 Budget Proposal James Gow James Gow Instructed the Chief Officer to accept Funding Offers
from NHS Highland and Argyll and Bute Council and
issue formal directions as detailed in the draft at
appendix 5 to the submitted report.
Complete 31/03/2022
6 25/01/2023 Directions Policy Charlotte Craig Charlotte Craig A direction shall be issued to Argyll and Bute
Council and NHS Highland Board requiring them to
participate in and implement the terms of the Argyll
and Bute Integration Joint Board’s Directions Policy
to facilitate the delivery of the Strategic and
Commissioning plans of the IJB.
Complete 19/05/2023
7 29/03/2023 Budget Proposal James Gow James Gow Instructed the Chief Officer to accept Funding Offers
from NHS Highland and Argyll and Bute Council and
issue formal directions as detailed in the draft at
appendix 5 to the submitted report.
Complete 29/03/2023
8 30/03/2023 Budget direction James Gow James Gow NHS Highland will carry out the functions and deliver
the services in a way which complies with all legal
and regulatory requirements and having regard to:
e) The Integration Delivery Principles
f) The National Health & Wellbeing Outcomes
g) The Integration Scheme; and
h) The Argyll and Bute HSCP Strategic Plan
6. Finance
The opening payment that will be made to NHS
Highland for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March
2024 will be £265,498,000 inclusive of the funds
transfer to Argyll & Bute Council estimated at
£14.2m.
The Health Board receives a wide variety of in-year
allocations, therefore the budget allocation outlined
above may be subject to change. The most up to
date financial position will be reported to the IJB and
the Council as agreed in the Integration Scheme.
NHS Highland and the IJB will observe the roles and
responsibilities as set out in the Integration Scheme
for the management and the development of the
budget. A further Direction will be issued following
the financial year-end to set out the final payments.
Complete 19/05/2023

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9 31/03/2023 Budget direction James Gow James Gow Argyll and Bute Council will deliver the services to
which those functions relate.
2. Delivery of Functions and Services
Argyll and Bute Council will carry out the functions
and deliver the services in a way which complies
with all legal and regulatory requirements and
having regard to:
a) The Integration Delivery Principles
b) The National Health & Wellbeing Outcomes
c) The Integration Scheme; and
d) The Argyll and Bute HSCP Strategic Plan
3. Finance
The opening payment that will be made to Argyll and
Bute Council for the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March
2023 will be £90,453,000. This is in respect of the
following: Argyll and Bute Council Requisition
£76,253,000.  Funding transfer from NHS Highland ,
initial estimate £14,200,000A cash payment will be
made by NHS Highland to Argyll and Bute Council
to the value of the funding transfer. The budget
allocation outlined above may be subject to change.
The most up to date financial position will be
reported to the IJB and the Council as agreed in the
Integration Scheme. The Council and the IJB will
observe the roles and responsibilities as set out in
the Integration Scheme for the management and the
development of the budget. A further Direction will
be issued following the financial year-end to set out
the final payments.
Complete 19/05/2023