Publication

At a MEETING of the DUNDEE CITY HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD held remotely on 26th March, 2025.

Present:-

Members	Role
Ken LYNN (Chair)	Nominated by Dundee City Council (Elected Member)
Bob BENSON (Vice Chair)	Nominated by Health Board (Non-Executive Member)
Colleen CARLTON	Nominated by Health Board (Non Executive Member)
David CHEAPE	Nominated by Health Board (Non-Executive Member)
Dorothy MCHUGH	Nominated by Dundee City Council (Elected Member)
Siobhan TOLLAND	Nominated by Dundee City Council (Elected Member)
Dave BERRY	Acting Chief Officer
Suzie BROWN	Registered Nurse
Christina COOPER	Third Sector Representative
Christine JONES	Acting Chief Finance Officer
Glyn LLOYD	Chief Solical Work Officer
Jim McFARLANE	Trade Union Representative
Raymond MARSHALL	Staff Partnership Representative
Dr Sanjay PILLAI	Registered Medical Practitioner (not providing primary medical services)
Martyn SLOAN	Person providing unpaid care in the area of the local authority
Dr David WILSON	NHS Tayside (Registered Medical Practitioner (whose name is included in the list of primary medical performers)

Non-members in attendance at request of Chief Officer:-

Kathryn SHARP	Heath and Social Care Partnership
Angie SMITH	Health and Social Care Partnership

Ken LYNN, Chairperson, in the Chair

I APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of:-

Member	Role
Emma Fletcher	Director of Public Health
Dr David Shaw	Clinical Director

II DECLARATION OF INTEREST

There were no declarations of interest.

III ACCOUNTS COMMISSION IJB FINANCE BULLETIN 2023/2024

There was submitted Report No DIJB15-2025 by the Chief Officer providing a summary of the recent Accounts Commission IJB Finance Bulletin 2023/2024 report for information.

The Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(i) to note the content of the report; and

(ii) to note the recommendation actions laid out in the Accounts Commission IJB Finance Bulletin 2023/2024 report and summarised in sections 4.5 and 4.6 of the report.

Following questions and answers the Integration Joint Board further agreed:-

(iii) that consideration would be given to bringing a report to a future meeting about how integration was working including governance and accountability and to note the role that the Performance and Audit Committee would have.

IV DUNDEE INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD PROPOSED BUDGET 2025/2026

There was submitted Report No DIJB14-2025 by the Chief Finance Officer advising of the implications of the proposed delegated budget for 2025/2026 from Dundee City Council and indicative budget from Tayside NHS Board and seeking approval for the range of investments and expenditure proposed to set a balanced budget for Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership for 2025/2026.

The Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(i) to note the implications of the proposed delegated budget to Dundee Integration Joint Board from Dundee City Council and indicative delegated budget from Tayside NHS Board for 2025/2026 as set out in sections 4.2 and 4.4 of the report;

(ii) to accept the delegated budget proposed by Dundee City Council as set out in section 4.4 and Table 5 within the report;

(iii) to instruct the Chief Finance Officer to report back to the IJB following receipt of formal notification from Tayside NHS Board of the budget offer with associated recommendations including any implications of the finalisation of lead partner budgets on the IJBs net budget position;

(iv) to note the range of estimated cost pressures and funding uplifts anticipated to impact on the IJBs 2025/2026 delegated budget (as at Appendix 1);

(v) to note the results of the IJB Budget Consultation 2025/2026 as set out in section 4.10 and Appendix 4 of the report;

(vi) to approve an uplift to staff pay element of Adult Social Care Providers Contract Value to enable the increased hourly wage payment to staff providing direct care with effect from April 2025 (as detailed in 4.6 of the report);

(vii) to note the Operational Efficiencies and Management Actions detailed in Appendix 2 of the report;

(viii) to approve the Budget Savings and financial support from Reserves as summarised in Appendix 3 and detailed in Appendices 6-12 of the report; and

(ix) to remit the Chief Officer to issue directions as set out in Section 8 of the report.

Councillor McHugh intimated her dissent from the foregoing decision.

Following questions and answers the Integration Joint Board further agreed:-

(x) to note that discussions were continuing with partners in NHS Tayside, Dundee City Council and the Scottish Government in relation to funding;

(xi) to note that NHS Tayside had provided a verbal update to the Chief Finance Officer regarding the 40% funding gap in employers National Insurance contributions that would be confirmed at a future IJB meeting;

(xii) that a report would be brought to a future IJB meeting reflecting on the consultation process;

(xiii) that there would be a review in relation to future messaging for members when there were issues to be highlighted on performance and increased cost;

(xiv) to note that in future Financial Monitoring reports to the IJB, there would be a RAG status applied to each of the savings;

(xv) that consideration would be given to providing more detail on impact to carers; and

(xvi) to note thanks to officers for the work involved in bringing in a balanced budget.

V MEETINGS OF THE INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD 2025 ATTENDANCES

There was submitted a copy of the Attendance Return DIJB21-2025 for meetings of the Integration Joint Board held to date over 2025.

The Integration Joint Board agreed to note the position as outlined.

VI DATE OF NEXT MEETING

The Integration Joint Board agreed to note that the next meeting of the Dundee Integration Joint Board would be held remotely on Wednesday 16th April, 2025 at 10.00am.

Ken LYNN, Chairperson