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At a MEETING of the DUNDEE CITY HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD held at Dundee on 18th February, 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)

Lynne SHORT

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

Dr David SHAW

Clinical Director

Jayne SMITH

Registered Nurse

Nicola STEVENS

Service User Representative

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:-

 

Joyce BARCLAY

Health and Social Care Partnership

Fiona BARNETT

Heath and Social Care Partnership

Katie GEARY

NHS Tayside

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

 

 

Ken LYNN, Chairperson, in the Chair

 

I APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

 

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of:-

 

Member

Role

Jim McFARLANE

Trade Union 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

Siobhan TOLLAND

Nominated by Dundee City Council (Elected Member)

 

II DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

III MINUTE OF PREVIOUS MEETING

(a) The minute of meeting of the Integration Joint Board held on 10th December, 2025 was submitted and approved.

Councillor McHugh reported that she was still awaiting information on supplementary staffing costs as requested at the last meeting and it was noted that this would be provided.

(b) ACTION TRACKER

The Action Tracker DIJB1-2026 for meetings of the Integration Joint Board was submitted and noted.

IV MEMBERSHIP OF DUNDEE CITY HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD - SERVICE USER REPRESENTATIVE

It was reported that the new service user representative on Dundee City Health and Social Care Integration Joint Board had been identified as Nicola Stevens.

The Integration Joint Board agreed the appointment.

V PERFORMANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIRS ASSURANCE REPORT

There was submitted Report No DIJB9-2026 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.

VI STRATEGIC COMMISSIONING FRAMEWORK2023-2033 STATUTORY REVIEW

There was submitted Report No DIJB8-2026 by the Chief Officer informing that the Strategic Planning Advisory Group had completed their work to review the Strategic Commissioning Framework 2023-2033 and to recommend the current plan be retained and revised.

The Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(i) to note the work undertaken by the Strategic Planning Advisory Group to progress the statutory review of the Strategic Commissioning Framework 2023-2033, including engagement with partners and the public (section 4.2 of the report);

(ii) to complete the statutory review of the strategic plan, required under Section 37 of the Joint Working (Public Bodies) (Scotland) Act 2014, by approving the Strategic Planning Advisory Groups recommendation to retain and revise the Strategic Commissioning Framework 2023-2033 (retaining the current ambition, values and strategic priorities but including revised strategic shifts) (section 4.4 of the report);

(iii) to approve the Strategic Planning Advisory Groups recommendation that as part of the plan revision process, the IJBs Equality Outcomes should also be reviewed and updated where required (section 4.4.2 and 4.4.3 of the report);

(iv) to instruct the Chief Officer to support the Strategic Planning Advisory Group to revise the strategic shifts associated with each strategic priority, undertake any other minor revisions required and submit the revised Strategic Commissioning Framework 2023-2033 to the Integration Joint Board for approval on 26th June, 2026 (section 4.5 of the report); and

(v) to note that until such times as a revised strategy had been produced, submitted and approved that the current Strategic Commissioning Framework 2023-2033 would remain in place and continue to direct the work of Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership.

 

Following questions and answers the Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(vi) to note that if it was agreed that revisions were required to the Strategic Commissioning Framework, IJB members would be part of the process.

VII CARERS STRATEGY 2026-2032

There was submitted Report No DIJB2-2026 by the Chief Officer seeking approval of the proposed Dundee Carers Strategy 2026-2032 and revised Carers Short Breaks Statement developed by the Dundee Carers Partnership.

The Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(i) to note the work undertaken by the Dundee Carers Partnership, supported by the Strategic Planning Advisory Group to develop a revised Carers Strategy 2026-2032 and Carers Short Breaks Statement (section 4.2 of the report);

(ii) to approve the updated Carers Strategy 2026-2032 for their interests. The revised Strategy (as at appendix 1 of the report) would also be submitted to Dundee City Council in due course and the IJB would be advised of their decision thereafter;

(iii) to approve the revised Carers Short Breaks Services Statement (appendix 2 of the report); and

(iv) to note that the associated delivery plan would continue to be reviewed throughout the duration of the strategy with a formal review every three years in line with the statutory review of the Strategy.

Following questions and answers the Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(v) that impacts on marriage and civil partnerships would be considered further;

(vi) to note that relationships with Leisure and Culture Dundee etc would be further explored;

(vii) that areas marked as no impact on the Impact Assessment would be reviewed to identify if these should be noted as not known; and

(viii) to note that once the new legilsation was received in May and the documents refreshed, Nicola would be asked to check over to ensure areas relating to eligibility were clear.

VIII STRATEGIC RISK MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS

 

There was submitted Report No DIJB7-2026 by the Chief Officer submitting the revised IJB Strategic Risk Management Framework for approval, and providing an update on work completed to revise the content of the IJBs Strategic Risk Register and associated reporting arrangements.

The Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(i) to note the work undertaken by the Senior Management Team to review arrangements for strategic risk management; and

(ii) to approve the revised Dundee IJB Strategic Risk Management Framework.

Following questions and answers the Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(iii) to note that the reporting template to the IJB would be revised to ensure that it reflected how the content of a report actually impacted on the IJB strategic risks;

(iv) to note that in relation to leadership capacity, collaborative opportunities were being considered across all Tayside IJBs; and

(v) that consideration would be given to including risk in a future Development Session.

IX APPLICATION FOR TRANSFORMATION FUNDING FOR STOCK CONTROL TEST OF CHANGE

There was submitted Report No DIJB3-2026 by the Chief Finance Officer seeking approval of the request for £80k of IJB Transformation Funding to enable a test of change for a Stock Controller role within Community Specialist Nursing Service and on the Royal Victoria Hospital site to improve stock governance and procurement.

The Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(i) to approve the request for £80k funding from the IJB Transformation Fund to support tests of change on stock control processes;

(ii) to instruct updates on progress to be provided as part of budget update reports to the IJB; and

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

X FINANCIAL MONITORING POSITION AS AT DECEMBER 2025

There was submitted Report No DIJB4-2026 by the Chief Finance Officer providing the 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 December, 2025 as outlined in Appendices 1, 2, and 3 of the report; and

(ii) to note the continuing actions being led by Officers and Senior Management to deliver planned savings and address the current projected financial overspend position (as detailed in section 4.5 and 4.6 of the report).

Following questions and answers the Integration Joint Board agreed:-

 

(iii) to note the assurance given that the three Chief Officers across Tayside were recognising the recruitment challenges and considering opportunities available; and

 

(iv) that consideration would be given to including workforce planning in a future Development Session.

 

XI DUNDEE IJB 2026/27 BUDGET OUTLOOK UPDATE

 

There was submitted Report No DIJB6-2026 by the Chief Finance Officer providing an update of the IJBs delegated budget 2026/2027.

The Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(i) to note the content of the report including the range of anticipated cost pressures impacting on the IJBs delegated budget 2026/2027 including implications from the Scottish Government draft Budget statement, assumed funding levels from the partner bodies and resultant projected budget shortfall; and

(ii) to note the budget development progress including provisional savings actions and consultation process as detailed in sections 4.7 & 4.8 of the report.

Following questions and answers the Integration Joint Board agreed:-

 

(iii) to note that information was awaited on additional funding to be received by the IJB in relation to the real living wage cost pressures;

(iv) to note that reserves could be directed to organisational redesign;

 

(v) to note that ring-fenced funding in reserves from the Scottish Government for particular initiatives and projects could only be redirected if permission was sought and received from the Scottish Government;

 

(vi) to note that managers views would be included in the Impact Assessment and they had also been encouraged to participate in the budget consultation;

 

(vii) to note that a session would be arranged for voting members in relation to roles, responsibilities, process etc at the budget setting meeting;

 

(viii) to note that there would be exploration of whether other Partnerships had included the implications of not agreeing the budget in their Integration Schemes or Standing Orders;

 

(ix) to note that updates would be provided to IJB members as they were received between now and the Development Session on 11th March, 2026; and

(x) to note if additional funding was provided to the IJB, certain caveats could apply.

 

XII MEETINGS OF THE INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD 2025 ATTENDANCES

There was submitted a copy of the Attendance Return DIJB5-2026 for meetings of the Integration Joint Board held to date over 2025.

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

XIII IJB DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS

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

11th March Budget Development

13th March Joint IJB Session Mental Health and Learning Disability Services (10.30am start)

1st April Mental Health Update

6th May Strategic Commissioning Plan

9th September Topic TBC

28th October Budget Development

4th November Budget Development

16th December Budget Development

All sessions would be held between 10am 12 noon unless otherwise stated.

XIV 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, 31st March, 2026 at 10.00am in Committee Room 1, 14 City Square and also remotely.

Councillor Ken Lynn, Chairperson.