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At a MEETING of the DUNDEE CITY HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD held at Dundee on 31st March, 2026.

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
Christine JONES	Acting Chief Finance Officer
Glyn LLOYD	Chief Social Work Officer
Raymond MARSHALL	Staff Partnership Representative
Jim McFARLANE	Trade Union Representative
Dr David SHAW	Clinical Director
Martyn SLOAN	Person providing unpaid care in the area of the local authority
Jayne SMITH	Registered Nurse

 

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

 

Matthew KENDALL Duane PATTERSON Krista REYNOLDS Kathryn SHARP	Health and Social Care Partnership Health and Social Care Partnership Health and Social Care Parntership Health and Social Care Partnership
Angie SMITH	Health and Social Care Partnership
Andy SUTTIE	Health and Social Care Parntership

Ken LYNN, Chairperson, in the Chair

I APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

 

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of:-

 

Member	Role
Dr Sanjay PILLAI	Registered Medical Practitioner (not providing primary medical services)
Nicola STEVENS	Service User Representative
Dr David WILSON	NHS Tayside (Registered Medical Practitioner (whose name is included in the list of primary medical performers)

 

II DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

III DUNDEE INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD PROPOSED BUDGET 2026/2027

 

The Integration Joint Board acceded to a request for a deputation from Mr Neil Campbell, Chief Executive Officer of Dundee Carers Centre to address members relative to this item. After the deputation had stated their case and answered questions from members, they were thanked for their attendance and withdrew.

 

There was submitted Report No DIJB10-2026 by the Chief Finance Officer advising of the implications of the proposed delegated budget for 2026/2027 from Dundee City Council and indicative budget from Tayside NHS Board and to seek approval for the range of investments and expenditure proposed to set a balanced budget for Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership for 2026/2027.

 

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 2026/2027 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 3 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 2026/2027 delegated budget (Appendix 1);

(v) 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 2026 (as detailed in 4.6.2);

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

(vii) to approve the Budget Savings proposals as summarised in Appendix 3 and detailed in Appendices 6-11 to the report;

(viii) to remit the Chief Officer to review the Strategic Risk Register with reference to the information contained within section 6 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 conclusion.

Following questions and answers the Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(x) to note that the Chief Officer would work with colleagues in Dundee City Council around the timing of the budget consultation to improve response rates;

(xi) to note that any emerging risks would be added to the risk register;

(xii) to note that vacancy management continued to be closely monitored and risk assessed; and

(xiii) to pass on their thanks to the teams involved in the budget process.

IV DATE OF NEXT MEETING

The Integration Joint Board agreed to note that the next meeting of the Dundee Integration Joint Board would be held on Tuesday, 15th April, 2026 at 10.00am in Committee Room 1, 14 City Square and also remotely.

Councillor Ken Lynn, Chairperson.