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At a MEETING of the DUNDEE CITY HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD held remotely on 22nd October, 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	Chief Officer
Christina COOPER	Third Sector Representative
Dr Simon HILTON	Associate Director of Public Health
Christine JONES	Acting Chief Finance Officer
Jim McFARLANE	Trade Union Representative
Raymond MARSHALL	Staff Partnership Representative
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:-

Matthew KENDALL	Health and Social Care Partnership
Clare LEWIS_ROBERTSON	Health and Social Care Partnership
Kathryn SHARP	Health and Social Care Partnership
Angie SMITH	Health and Social Care Partnership

Bob Benson, Chairperson, in the Chair

I APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of:-

Member	Role
Glyn Lloyd	Chief Social Work Officer
Dr Sanjay Pillai	Registered Medical Practitioner (not providing primary medical services)
Dr David Shaw	Clinical Director

II DECLARATION OF INTEREST

There were no declarations of interest.

III MINUTE OF PREVIOUS MEETING

The minute of meeting of the Integration Joint Board held on 20th August, 2025 was submitted and approved.

(b) ACTION TRACKER

The Action Tracker DIJB64-2025 for meetings of the Integration Joint Board was submitted and noted.

Following questions and answers the Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(i) that a role descriptor for the service user rep on the IJB was being developed and would be shared with IJB members when available and to note that feedback was being sought from a previous rep.

IV NHS MEMBERSHIP APPOINTMENT

It was reported that NHS Tayside had advised that Jayne Smith had been appointed as a replacement non-voting member of the Integration Joint Board in the capacity of Registered Nurse employed by the Health Board.

The Integration Joint Board noted the appointment and expressed thanks to the previous rep, Suzie Brown, for her contribution to the IJB.

V DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP APPOINTMENTS

(a) VOTING MEMBERS

It was reported that Dundee City Council at its meeting on 22nd September, 2025 agreed to re-appoint the following to serve as Voting Members of the Integration Joint Board:-

Councillor Ken Lynn

Councillor Siobhan Tolland

Councillor Dorothy McHugh.

(b) PROXY MEMBERS

It was reported that Dundee City Council at its meeting on 22nd September, 2025 agreed to re-appoint the following to serve as Proxy Members of the Integration Joint Board in the absence of a member from Dundee City Council:-

Councillor Lynne Short

Councillor Roisin Smith

Bailie Helen Wright.

It was reported that Dundee City Council at its meeting on 22nd September, 2025 agreed to re-appoint Councillor Lynn as Chairperson of the Integration Joint Board.

The Integration Joint Board noted the above appointments.

VI JOINTINSPECTION UPDATE

It was reported that the Chief Officer along with the Chief Executives of Dundee City Council and NHS Tayside received notice from the Care Inspectorate and Healthcare Improvement Scotland on 11th August, 2025 that they would jointly inspect health and social care services for adults living with a mental illness and their carers. The inspection would consider How effectively is the partnership working together, strategically and operationally, to deliver seamless services that achieve good health and wellbeing outcomes for adults?. The inspection process commenced on 1st September, 2025 with publication of the inspection report due in early March 2026. Arrangements had been put in place by Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership to support the inspection process. The outcome of the inspection would be reported to the IJB once published.

The Integration Joint Board noted the position.

VII REVISED TIMESCALES FOR STATUTORY UPDATING OF A CARING DUNDEE 2 AND SHORT BREAKSSTATEMENT

It was reported that in April 2025, the IJB concluded the statutory review of A Caring Dundee 2 (Dundees Carers Strategy) and approved the recommendation that both the Strategy and the Short Breaks Service Statement be revised. At this time the Chief Officer was instructed to submit the revised documents no later than 31st October, 2025 (Article VI of the minute of meeting of the Dundee Integration Joint Board held on 16th April, 2025 referred). Due to competing priorities, including preparation for the Joint Inspection of Adult Services, work to revise these documents had not been able to be completed within the timescale originally planned. Dundee Carers Partnership, alongside the Strategic Planning Advisory Group, would complete the revision of the documents as soon as available resources allow and certainly no later than of 31st March, 2026.

The Integration Joint Board noted the position.

VIII PERFORMANCEAND AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIRS ASSURANCE REPORT

There was submitted Report No DIJB67-2025 by Bob Benson, Chairperson of the Performance and Audit Committee, providing an Assurance Report to the Integration Joint Board on the work of the Performance and Audit Committee.

The Integration Joint Board agreed to note the content of the report.

Following questions and answers the Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(i) that consideration would be given, by the Management Team, to the timing of a falls report being brought to the IJB or PAC and also whether a Development Session would be required.

IX PROPOSED REVISED PERFORMANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE

There was submitted Report No DIJB68-2025 by the Chief Finance Officer for reviewing and approval of the revised Terms of Reference for Dundee Integration Joint Boards Performance and Audit Committee.

The Integration Joint Board reviewed and approved the revised Terms of Reference for the IJBs Performance and Audit Committee as attached as Appendix 1 of the report.

X DUNDEE IJB PROPERTY STRATEGY UPDATE

There was submitted Report No DIJB69-2025 by the Chief Finance Officer providing an update on progress made against the Property Strategy, including current and future priority areas of work.

The Integration Joint Board agreed to note the progress made in implementing the Property Strategy.

XI INFORMATION GOVERNANCE INFORMATION SHARING AGREEMENT BETWEEN NHS TAYSIDE ANDDUNDEE CITY COUNCIL FOR DUNDEE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP

There was submitted Report No DIJB70-2025 by the Chief Officer informing of the progress on the completion of the signed Information Sharing Agreement between NHS Tayside and Dundee City Council for the sharing of information within Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership. The report also provided assurance about the information governance arrangements for the Health and Social Care Partnership.

The Integration Joint Board agreed to note the progress on the signed Information Sharing Agreement for Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership between Dundee City Council and NHS Tayside.

XII FINANCIAL MONITORING POSITION AS AT AUGUST 2025

There was submitted Report No DIJB71-2025 by the Chief Finance Officer providing an update of the projected financial position for delegated health and social care services for 2025/2026.

The Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(i) to note the content of the report including the projected operational financial position for delegated services for the 2025/2026 financial year end as at 31st August, 2025 as outlined in Appendices 1, 2, and 3 of the report; and

(ii) to note the actions being taken by Officers and Senior Management to address the current projected financial overspend position, with a report on the Financial Recovery Plan to be presented separately to this IJB meeting DIJB73-2025 (as detailed in section 4.5).

Following questions and answers the Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(iii) that consideration would be given to whether it was possible to identify if there was a direct correlation between the vacancy cap and the supplementary staff spend;

(iv) to note that there was a Development Session arranged to take place on Friday, 24th October, 2025 in relation to the GP Out of Hours Reform work and that a report would be brought to the next IJB meeting;

(v) that the Chief Officer would advise when the next Workforce Planning report was due to be submitted to the IJB and if this was not due within the next quarter, information would be provided to IJB members; and

(vi) that, at the request of Councillor McHugh, consideration would be given to providing absence analysis in a comparable format for Dundee City Council and NHS Tayside, if possible.

XIII DUNDEE IJB 2026/27 BUDGET OUTLOOK

There was submitted Report No DIJB72-2025 by the Chief Officer providing an early overview of the IJBs delegated budget 2026/2027.

The Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(i) to note the content of the report including the range of estimated cost pressures impacting on the IJBs delegated budget 2026/2027 including anticipated funding levels from the partner bodies and resultant projected budget shortfall;

(ii) to note the budget development process and indicative timetable (attached as Appendix 1) for the agreement of the IJBs 2026/2027 Revenue Budget as outlined in section 4.8 of the report.

Following questions and answers the Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(iii) to note that teams had been asked to develop local service plans which would be reviewed internally and presented to the IJB as appropriate; and

(iv) to note that, where relevant, consultation on the local service plans would take place with third sector providers at an early stage.

XIV FINANCIAL RECOVERY PLAN 2025/26

There was submitted Report No DIJB73-2025 by the Chief Finance Officer providing an update of the financial recovery plan for delegated health and social care services for 2025/2026.

The Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(i) to note the scale of the ongoing financial challenges currently faced within the IJBs delegated budget;

(ii) to note and acknowledge that measures needed to deliver financial recovery and financial sustainability may conflict with the objectives and desired scale and pace of the IJBs Strategic Plan;

(iii) to approve the financial recovery plan actions outlined in the report to address the projected financial overspend position for 2025/2026;

(iv) to approve the review of Reserves balances to decommit £500k from earmarked and ring-fenced balances and utilise this funding to support the 2025/2026 Financial Recovery Plan (as noted in section 4.3.5 of the report) except the £75k from the Drug and Alcohol balance. A fuller explanation in the context of the Drug and Alcohol investment would be presented to the December IJB meeting and potentially picked up at the budget Development Session next week;

(v) to approve the use of £500k Infrastructure Reserve as detailed in section 4.3.6 of the report to facilitate opportunities for further efficiencies and increased use of digital technologies to maximise capacity;

(vi) to instruct the Chief Officer and Chief Finance Officer to submit the financial recovery plan to the partner bodies as set out in the Integration Scheme; and

(vii) to instruct the Chief Finance Officer to provide an update on the financial position and recovery plan progress to the December IJB meeting.

XV MEETINGS OF THE INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD 2025 ATTENDANCES

There was submitted a copy of the Attendance Return DIJB74-2025 for meetings of the Integration Joint Board held to date over 2025.

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

XVI IJB DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS

The IJB noted that the following Development Sessions had been arranged for IJB members:

29th October 2026/2027 Budget Development Process

26th November Equality Matters

17th December 2026/2027 Budget Development Process.

All sessions would be held in Meeting Room DH1-1, Dundee House between 10am 12 noon. There would be an option to join remotely for those unable to attend in person.

It was also noted that a joint Development Session on the Mental Health Model of Care and Tayside GP Out of Hours Service Reform would take place on Friday, 24th October, 2025 at 10am on Teams.

XVII 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, 10th December, 2025 at 10.00am.

Bob Benson, Chairperson