Agenda and minutes

1.0     WELCOME

          The Chairman welcomed everyone to the Cheviot Area Partnership.

Copy Minute attached.

2.0     Feedback from meeting on 28 March 2018

2.1     The minute of the Area Partnership had been circulated which included a summary of the discussion output as an appendix.  The Communities and Partnership Manager referred to the general concerns, issues, challenges and opportunities raised at that meeting and confirmed that the theme identified as a priority to take forward for more in-depth discussion was Our Health, Care and Wellbeing.  This theme would therefore be the focus for debate for the remainder of the meeting.

A facilitated discussion on the subject in order to put forward a set of initial outcomes for Cheviot, Further information on local data and statistics.

3.0     Theme:  Our Health, Care and Wellbeing

3.1     The Chair presented the theme for the meeting – Our Health, Care and Wellbeing – and introduced Robert McCulloch-Graham, Chief Officer Health and Social Care Integration, Dr Tim Patterson, Director of Public Health and Fiona Doig – Strategic Lead- ADP and Health Improvement who would provide some background and further information about health, care and wellbeing across the Scottish Borders.  Dr Patterson highlighted the need for engagement with Communities and for partnership working and explained that keeping communities healthy was a key priority going forward.  People in the Scottish Borders generally had a healthy and long life.  There was an increase in Type 2 diabetes across the Scottish Borders but there were no statistics which stood out in terms of specific health issues within Cheviot.  Mental health and personal contentment were very important to individuals and communities.  People in the Borders as a whole appeared to feel supported from within their own communities. 

3.2     Robert McCulloch-Graham provided some background on the establishment of the Health and Social Care Integration Joint Board (IJB) and the Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP), explaining that the IJB commissioned health and social care services across the Scottish Borders and the HSCP was responsible for delivering those services.  The HSCP Strategic Plan for 2016-2019 was developed following widespread consultation across communities in the Scottish Borders and identified nine local objectives for service delivery.  Since then, the Plan had been reviewed and simplified and would be presented to the IJB during week commencing 11 June 2018.  The new Plan highlighted three main objectives for the Scottish Borders, namely to improve:- the health of the population and reduce the number of hospital admissions; the flow of patients into, through and out of hospital; and the capacity within the community for people who had been in receipt of health and social care services to better manage their own conditions and support those who cared for them.  The challenge for the HSCP would be to deliver services according to these refreshed objectives.  There were also five Locality Plans which had been developed from the Strategic Plan and all Plans would be available on the web once they had been finalised.

3.3     Work was ongoing to look at ways in which services could be redesigned on a local level to meet the needs of communities and taking account of the different demographics. 

3.4     Colin Banks, Lead Officer for Localities explained that the meeting would now move into the discussion session.  As previously, there were information packs available for each group and those present were invited to consider the question “What are the key challenges, issues or opportunities for health, care and wellbeing in Cheviot”.  Thirty minutes were allocated for group discussion and each table was asked to note down the responses on the post-it notes provided.  These responses would then be collated at the end of the discussion and outcomes circulated with the Minute of the meeting in due course.  Following  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

Consider Note seeking approval for delegated powers for future applications for Small Scheme and Quality of Life projects within the Cheviot area (copy attached).

4.       Neighbourhood Small Scheme and Quality of Life Projects

There had been circulated copies of a report seeking approval for the granting of Delegated Powers for future applications for Small Scheme and Quality of Life Projects to the Service Director Assets and Infrastructure.  The report explained that, in order to ensure that all applications were dealt with timeously, a new future approval process was being proposed.  This process would be used by Elected Members, Community Councils and members of the public when making applications for projects under the Small Scheme and Quality of Life Scheme.  The process would be that:- application(s) for projects to be carried out from Small Scheme and Quality of Life budgets would be received, assessed and costed by Council Officers; Officers would then send details of the project(s) to Elected Members along with a recommendation for their consideration; Elected Members would advise appropriate Council Officers of their support or otherwise for a particular project – support would be required from a majority of Elected Members for a project to proceed; if support by the majority of Members was not given for a project, this application would be refused; and details of projects funded from Small Scheme and Quality of Life budgets would be presented to the Cheviot Area Partnership as part of any future updates on Grants and Funding.  Discussion followed and it was agreed that guidance for making application to the Small Scheme and Quality of Life Scheme would be circulated to assist in this process.

DECISION

AGREED:-

(a)          to delegate authority to the Service Director Assets and Infrastructure to approve future applications for Small Scheme and Quality of Life projects in 2018/19;

(b)          that application(s) for projects to be carried out from Small Scheme and Quality of Life budgets were received, assessed and costed by Council Officers;

(c)          that Officers would then send details of the project(s) to Elected Members along with a recommendation for their consideration;

(d)          that Elected Members would advise appropriate Council Officers of their support or otherwise for a particular project.  Support would be required from a majority of Elected Members for a project to proceed;

(e)          that, should support by the majority of Members not be given for a project, this application would be refused;

(f)           that details of projects funded from Small Scheme and Quality of Life budgets would be presented to the Cheviot Area Partnership as part of any future updates on Grants and Funding; and

(g)          guidance for making application to the Small Scheme and Quality of Life Scheme would be circulated to assist in this process.

Wednesday, 12 September 2018 – Jedburgh (Venue to be confirmed)

5.         DATE OF NEXT MEETING

          The next meeting would be held on Wednesday, 12 September 2018 in Jedburgh at 6.30 p.m. when the theme would be Place.

The meeting closed at 8.20 p.m.