Performance And Audit Committee (integration Joint Board) - 17/01/2017

At a MEETING of the PERFORMANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE DUNDEE CITY HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD held at Dundee on 17th January, 2017.

 

Present:-

 

Members

Role

Doug CROSS ( Chairperson)

Nominated by Health Board (Non Executive Member)

Stewart HUNTER

Nominated by Dundee City Council (Elected Member)

David BOWES

Nominated by Dundee City Council (Elected Member)

David W LYNCH

Chief Officer

Dave BERRY

Chief Finance Officer

Jane MARTIN

Chief Social Work Officer

Raymond MARSHALL

Staff Partnership Representative

 

Also in attendance:-

 

Tony GASKIN

Chief Internal Auditor

Diane McCULLOCH

Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership

Kathryn SHARP

Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership

Lynsey WEBSTER

Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership

Stephen HALCROW

Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership

Anne Marie MACHAN

Audit Scotland

 

Doug CROSS, Chair, in the Chair.

 

Prior to commencement of the business the Chair welcomed those in attendance to the first meeting of the Performance and Audit Committee and introductions were made.

 

I APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

 

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Judith Golden, Dr Cesar Rodriguez and Dr Frank Weber.

 

II DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

No declarations of interest were made.

 

III PERFORMANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

 

Reference was made to Article VI of the minute of meeting of the Integration Joint Board held on 25th October, 2016 and Article V of the minute of the meeting of the Integration Joint Board held on 6th December, 2016, wherein the membership of the Performance and Audit Committee was discussed and agreed.

 

The Committee agreed to note the membership of the Performance and Audit Committee as follows: Doug Cross (Chair); Judith Golden; Councillor David Bowes; Councillor Stewart Hunter; Jane Martin; Dr Cesar Rodriguez or Dr Frank Weber and Raymond Marshall.

 

IV INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN 2016/17

 

Reference was made to Article X of the minute of meeting of the Dundee City Health and Social Care Integration Joint Board held on 6th December, 2016 wherein it was agreed to remit to the Performance and Audit Committee to monitor performance against the Internal Audit Plan and to consider recommendations arising from the specific reviews within the plan.

 

Reference was also made to Article VII of the minute of meeting of Dundee City Health and Social Care Integration Joint Board held on 4th May, 2016 wherein delegated authority was given to the Chief Officer and the Chief Finance Officer to conclude discussions with Fife, Tayside and Forth Valley Management Services and Dundee City Council for the provision of internal audit services for 2016/2017.

 

There was submitted Report No DIJBPAC2-2017 by the Chief Finance Officer advising the Performance and Audit Committee of the Annual Internal Audit Plan for Dundee City Health and Social Care Integration Joint Board for 2016/2017.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to note the content of the report and the approved Annual Internal Audit Plan for 2016/17; and

 

(ii) to note the responsibility placed by Dundee City Health and Social Care Integration Joint Board on the Performance and Audit Committee to monitor performance against the Annual Internal Audit Plan and to consider recommendations arising from the specific reviews within the plan.

 

The Committee further agreed:-

 

(iii) to note that a report on the outcome of the Audits listed within the plan at paragraph 4.4 would be submitted to the meeting of the Committee to be held on 20th June, 2017; and

 

(iv) to note that the Chief Internal Auditor expected to be in a position to submit a report on the Audit Universe towards developing an Audit Strategy congruent with the Risk Register of the Integration Joint Board to the meeting of the Committee to be held on 20th June, 2017.

 

V DUNDEE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP PERFORMANCE REPORT

 

Reference was made to Article IX of the minute of meeting of the Dundee City Health and Social Care Integration Joint Board held on 23rd February, 2016 wherein an outline performance framework and reporting cycle was agreed.

 

Reference was also made to Article IX and Article X of the minute of meeting of the Dundee City Health and Social Care Integration Joint Board held on 30th August, 2016 wherein it was agreed to establish the Performance and Audit Committee and progress in relation to implementing the Dundee Health and Social Care partnerships performance framework was noted and approved.

 

There was submitted Report No PAC3-2017 by the Chief Finance Officer updating the Performance and Audit Committee on progress in implementing the Partnership's performance framework. The report also brought forward the Quarter 2 Performance Report for 2016/17 for consideration by the Committee.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to note the progress that had been made in further developing and implementing the performance framework, and supporting structures and systems, since the last update was provided to the Integration Joint Board on 30th August, 2016;

 

(ii) to note the intention to establish an Outcomes and Performance Co-ordination Group to support the further development and production of annual and quarterly performance reports;

 

(iii) to note the performance of Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership as outlined in Appendix 1 of the report; and

 

(iv) to remit the Chief Finance Officer to further develop the performance report which was appended into a performance improvement plan, including timescales for delivery and appropriate links to the Partnership risk register.

 

The Committee further agreed:-

 

(v) to note that paragraph 4.2.1 of the report indicated a new outward approach for benchmarking performance against national data within a clinical and care governance perspective and highlighted the fundamental reasons for the introduction of integrated health and social care services and drew out a range of key areas the Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership needed to focus on to improve outcomes for individuals and communities in the future which would assist in the deployment of resources;

 

(vi) to note that with reference to paragraph 4.1.10 of the report that a report on the range of data which may be obtained through the Source Team and other services within the Partnership to further support the Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership to identify good practice and improvement activities that may impact positively on outcomes for individuals and communities to assist the work of the Committee and the aims of the Partnership would be submitted to the next meeting of the Committee;

 

(vii) to note that future reports would be based on reporting on a locality structure basis within Dundee;

 

(viii) to note that further work would be undertaken in relation to analysis and management of data in relation to unscheduled care admission to hospitals;

 

(ix) that an update report on the finalisation of data in relation to Respite Care would be submitted to the meeting of the Committee to be held on 20th June, 2017.

 

VI OUTCOME OF CARE INSPECTORATE INSPECTIONS

 

There was submitted Report No PAC1-2017 by the Chief Finance Officer advising the Performance and Audit Committee of the outcome of the recent Care Inspectorate inspections of Oakland Day Centre and older people homes Janet Brougham House and Menzieshill House.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to note the content of the report and the content of the inspection reports which were attached as to the report as appendices 1, 2 and 3;

 

(ii) to note the one recommendation for Menzieshill House as outlined in paragraph 4.3.5 of the report; and

 

(iii) to note the grades awarded to the service, the strengths of the service, and the very positive comments made by service users and carers.

 

The Committee further agreed:-

 

(iv) to note that contact would be made with the Care Inspectorate in relation to policy issues in relation to the PVG scheme; and

 

(v) to record their appreciation for the contribution and diligence of staff within the Partnership with responsibility for the individual services referred to in the report towards achieving positive reports from the inspections carried out by the Care Inspectorate.

 

VII AUDIT SCOTLAND HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INTEGRATION REPORT - ACTION PLAN UPDATE

 

Reference was made to Article VII of the minute of meeting of the Dundee City Health and Social Care Integration Joint Board held on 23rd February, 2016 wherein the content of Audit Scotlands report on progress made in establishing the new Integration Joint Boards following the implementation of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 which was published in December 2015 was noted and the action plan to be adopted locally in order to mitigate the identified risks for Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership was set out.

 

There was submitted Report No PAC5-2017 by the Chief Finance Officer providing an update to the Performance and Audit Committee of the actions identified to mitigate the risks highlighted by Audit Scotland following their review of Health and Social Care Integration in December 2015.

 

The Committee agreed to note the progress of the key actions identified as a response to the recommendations arising from the Audit Scotland Report on Health and Social Care Integration.

 

The Committee further agreed to note that a development session around governance would be arranged for the membership of the Integration Joint Board to assist their awareness and understanding of governance issues later in the year.

 

VIII ANNUAL INTERNAL AUDIT REPORT 2015/16 ACTIONS UPDATE

 

Reference was made to Article VI of the minute of meeting of the Dundee City Health and Social Care Integration Joint Board held on 28th June 2016 wherein the content of the Annual Internal Audit report on the internal control framework for the Integration Joint Board for the financial year 2015/2016 was noted and it was agreed that an action plan be developed in relation to address areas recommended for improvement.

 

There was submitted Report No PAC4-2017 by the Chief Finance Officer updating the Performance and Audit Committee of progress in responding to the required actions highlighted within the Chief Internal Auditor's Annual Internal Audit Report 2015/16.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to note the progress made against the actions highlighted in Appendix 1 of the report; and

 

(ii) to remit the Chief Finance Officer to bring a further progress report to the Performance and Audit Committee to conclude the 2015/16 action plan.

 

IX HIGH LEVEL RISK REGISTER - UPDATE

 

Reference was made to Article VIII of the minute of meeting of the Dundee City Health and Social Care Integration Joint Board held on 30th August 2016 wherein the High Level Risk Register for the Integration Joint Board was approved.

 

There was submitted Report No PAC6-2017 by the Chief Finance Officer updating the Performance and Audit Committee of the status of Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership's High Level Risk Register.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to note the current risk levels associated with the risk categories as set out in Appendix 1 of the report; and

 

(ii) to remit the Chief Finance Officer to continually review the risk register in line with any areas of concern identified within future Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership performance reports.

 

X PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS 2017

 

The Committee agreed that the programme of meetings of the Performance and Audit Committee for the remainder of 2017 be as follows:-

 

Date

Venue

Time

 

 

 

Tuesday, 14th March, 2017

Committee Room 1, 14 City Square, Dundee

2.00 pm

Tuesday, 20th June, 2017

Committee Room 1, 14 City Square, Dundee

2.00 pm

Tuesday, 12th September, 2017

Committee Room 1, 14 City Square, Dundee

2.00 pm

Tuesday, 28th November, 2017

Committee Room 1, 14 City Square, Dundee

2.00 pm

 

XI DATE OF NEXT MEETING

 

The Committee noted that the next meeting of the Committee would be held in Committee Room 1, 14 City Square, Dundee on Tuesday, 14th March, 2017 at 2.00 pm.

 

 

 

 

Doug CROSS, Chairperson.