Health and Social Care - Progress 07-08
Progress
Joint Future
Joint Future activity is co-ordinated by the Joint Future Strategic Management Group (JFSMG). The JFSMG meets monthly and is co-chaired by the Aberdeen City CHP General Manager and Aberdeen City Council Head of Planning & Policy for Services to Adults. Relevant issues are brought to the CHP Committee for discussion/ action.
Aberdeen Community Health and Care Village
An outline business case has been developed for presentation to the NHS Grampian Board in August 2008 with a view to submitting to the Scottish Government for consideration and approval following agreement re the preferred site.
CHP Support to Joint Alcohol and Drugs Action Team (JADAT)
Enhanced links between JADAT and the CHP Committee. JADAT meeting minutes and associated papers are now included as a regular item on the CHP Committee agenda.
CHP Delivery Plan
Draft Delivery Plan complete. Further development ongoing.
Key Partnerships and Strategies
National Strategy – Better Health, Better Care.
NHSG/ Corporate Strategies – Healthfit, Health Inequalities Strategy, Equality & Diversity Strategy, Domestic Abuse Strategy, Delayed Discharge Action Plan, Mental Health Delivery Plan.
Joint Strategies & Partnerships – Community Plan, Joint Health Improvement Plan (JHIP), Integrated Childrens Service Plan, Aberdeen City Joint Health & Community Care Plan, Aberdeen City Community Learning & Development Strategy, Improving Sexual health in Grampian – an Interagency Strategy, Aberdeen City Joint Alcohol and Drugs Action Team Strategy (JADAT), Aberdeen City Local Housing Strategy, Aberdeen City Homelessness Strategy.
Funding Partnership / Bodies – Health Improvement Fund, Community Regeneration Fund (Health Thematic), Fairer Scotland Fund.
The CHP is included in the development of all relevant strategies through consultation.
All key partnerships are represented at the Committee.
It is acknowledged that formal reporting relationships require some further development.
"CHP Committee priorities are reflected in the 'Aberdeen City Joint Health Improvement Plan 2005-08'. The JHIP priorities are, in turn, reflected in partner organisations corporate plans and are used to support partners' bids for funding from health related funding streams, e.g., Health Improvement Fund."
Main Successes
- At a time of significant organisational change in one of the key partners, the CHP Committee managed to maintained its focus on its objectives and continued to pursue a joint working relationship.
- The CHP provided a central point for heath issues in Mental Health to be discussed and raised. For instance the Mental Health sector of NHSG found the invitation to brief the Committee on relevant issues a very useful exercise.