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At a MEETING of the DUNDEE CITY HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD held at Dundee on 24th June, 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
Jim McFARLANE	Trade Union Representative
Raymond MARSHALL	Staff Partnership Representative
Alison PENMAN	For Chief Social Work Officer
Dr David SHAW	Clinical Director
Martyn SLOAN	Person providing unpaid care in the area of the local authority
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:-

Jillian GALLOWAY	Angus Health and Social Care Partnership
Jenny HILL	Health and Social Care Partnership
Matthew KENDALL	Health and Social Care Partnership
Clare LEWIS-ROBERTSON	Health and Social Care Partnership
Jocelyn LYALL	Chief Internal Auditor
Jane MOUG	Angus Health and Social Care Parntership
Krysta REYNOLDS	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
Glyn LLOYD	Chief Social Work Officer
Dr Sanjay PILLAI	Registered Medical Practitioner (not providing primary medical services)
Jayne SMITH	Registered Nurse

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 15th April, 2026 was submitted and approved.

(b) ACTION TRACKER

The Action Tracker DIJB19-2026 for meetings of the Integration Joint Board was submitted and noted.

Following questions and answers the Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(i) that in relation to action number 5, it was agreed that an actual date would be identified in relation to the budget consultation with a caveat that it may need to be moved nearer the time.

IV PERFORMANCEAND AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIRS ASSURANCE REPORT

There was submitted Report No DIJB27-2026 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.

V DUNDEE INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD ANNUAL INTERNAL AUDIT REPORT 2025/2026

The Integration Joint Board agreed that this would be deferred to the next meeting.

VI UNAUDITED ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2025-26

There was submitted Report No DIJB28-2026 by the Chief Finance Officer presenting the Integration Joint Boards Unaudited Annual Statement of Accounts 2025-2026.

The Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(i) to consider and agree the content of the Unaudited Final Accounts Funding Variations as outlined in Appendix 1 of the report;

(ii) to approve the Draft Dundee Integration Joint Board Annual Corporate Governance Statement as outlined in Appendix 2 of the report;

(iii) to note additional Operational Improvement Plan funding received from NHS Tayside (from Scottish Government allocation) and approved earmarking this within IJB Reserves to support whole-system and financial pressures in 2026/2027, as detailed in section 3.5 of the report;

(iv) to note the Integration Joint Boards Unaudited Annual Statement of Accounts 2025/2026 as outlined in Appendix 3 of the report; and

(v) to instruct the Chief Finance Officer to submit the Unaudited Accounts to the IJBs external auditors (Audit Scotland) by 30th June, 2026 to enable the audit process to commence.

Following questions and answers the Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(vi) to note that work was being undertaken along with Public Health colleagues to look at the patient journey into and through the Emergency Department to identify if a different pathway should be introduced;

(vii) that more detail on the analytical work that had been carried out in relation to readmissions would be shared with IJB members; and

(viii) to note the main strategic challenge for the IJB was long-term financial sustainability.

VII FINANCIAL MONITORING POSITION AS AT MARCH 2026

There was submitted Report No DIJB23-2026 by the Chief Finance Officer providing an update of the year-end 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 year-end operational financial position for delegated services for the 2025/2026 financial year end as at 31st March, 2026 as outlined in Appendices 1, 2, and 3 of the report;

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

(iii) to note the utilisation of further £500k of previously earmarked Transformation Reserve funding to offset the year end financial deficit (as detailed in sections 4.6.4 and 4.7.4 of the report); and

(iv) to remit the Chief Officer to review the Strategic Risk Register with reference to the information contained within section 6 of the report.

Following questions and answers the Integration Joint Board agreed:-

to note that an options appraisal was underway by NHS Tayside in relation to Kingsway Care Centre and the use of the estate and the outcome would be reported to a future IJB meeting;

(v) that consideration would be given to how to further enhance the absence and wellbeing information presented to IJB members and whether the data from the last five years could be provided;

(vi) that a further discussion would take place about whether the additional analysis requested on absence and wellbeing would be considered at the August IJB meeting or at a future development session; and

(vii) that consideration would be given to adding additional narrative to future reports that would give more assurance to IJB members.

VIII DUNDEE INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD BUDGET UPDATE 2026/27

There was submitted Report No DIJB26-2026 by the Chief Finance Officer providing an update on the delegated budget for 2026/2027 and implications for the range of investments and interventions to set a balanced budget for Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership for 2026/2027.

The Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(i) to note the year-end financial position from 2025/2026, as detailed in section 4.2 of the report;

(ii) to note and accept the confirmed Budget Settlement offer from NHS Tayside following Tayside Health Board 2026/2027 approval in April 2026, which resulted in £1.37m less recurring funding from 2026/2027 than IJB planning assumptions, as detailed in section 4.3 of the report leading to a net reduction in assumed available resources for 2026/2027 of £1m; and

(iii) to acknowledge the risk associated with the additional funding gap for 2026/2027 and noted the proposal to address this through enhanced management actions, as detailed in section 4.4 of the report.

Following questions and answers the Integration Joint Board agreed:-

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

IX TAYSIDE TOGETHER PALLIATIVE CARE MATTERS FOR ALL STRATEGY

There was submitted Report No DIJB31-2026 by the Chief Officer presenting and seeking approval for the Tayside Together Palliative Care Matters for All Strategy.

The Integration Joint Board agreed to note and approve the content of the Tayside Together Palliative Care Matters for All Strategy as attached as Appendix 1 to the report.

Following questions and answers the Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(i) that comments received would be passed on to the Steering Group.

X TAYSIDE PRIMARY CARE FOUNDATIONAL STRATEGY 2026-28

There was submitted Report No DIJB29-2026 by the Chief Officer presenting the Tayside Primary Care Foundational Strategy 2026-2028, developed by Angus Integration Joint Board as Lead Partner, for approval.

The Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(i) to approve the Tayside Primary Care Foundational Strategy 20262028;

(ii) to note the NHS Tayside Board endorsement and system-wide engagement; and

(iii) to acknowledge the requirement for ongoing system-wide governance through the Primary Care Board and Integrated Care Board.

Following questions and answers the Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(iv) to note thanks to Angus Health and Social Care Partnership for their leadership on the Strategy and for bringing it to the meeting today; and

(v) to note the assurance from Jillian Galloway in relation to the positive involvement of the Director of Public Health in developing meaningful indicators.

XI OUT OF HOUR MODEL OF CARE OPTION APPRAISAL

There was submitted Report No DIJB33-2026 by the Chief Officer providing the outcome of the structured options appraisal process, led by Angus Integration Joint Board as lead partner as part of the NHS Tayside GP Out of Hours Reform Programme and to note the progress to implement the preferred future service model.

The Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(i) to support the preferred GP Out of Hours service model identified through the options appraisal process;

(ii) to note the robustness of the appraisal methodology, workforce modelling and engagement activity;

(iii) to support progression to detailed implementation planning, workforce transition arrangements and associated governance processes;

(iv) to note that the proposed model can be delivered within the current financial envelope and would support the development of a more sustainable and resilient model for Out of Hours provision across Tayside; and

(v) to note the wider strategic alignment with the Urgent and Unscheduled Care Optimising Access Workstream, Care Closer to Home agenda and Sub-National Planning programme.

Following questions and answers the Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(vi) to note that the documents that were referred to in the document at Appendix B would be issued to members; and

(vii) to note that Jillian Galloway would be happy to have discussions out with the meeting in relation to the impact on emergency services etc.

XII HEALTH AND CARE (STAFFING) (SCOTLAND) ACT 2019 STATUTORY ANNUAL REPORT

There was submitted Report No DIJB22-2026 by the Chief Officer seeking approval of the Integration Joint Boards statutory annual report in relation to the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019.

The Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(i) to note the requirement on Dundee Integration Joint Board to produce and publish an annual report under Section 3 (6) of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 by 30th June, 2026 (as at sections 4.2 and 4.3 of the report);

(ii) to approve the proposal that the Dundee Integration Joint Board and Dundee City Council produce and publish a joint annual report covering all aspects of social care and social work services (including early years services and housing support services) (as at section 4.4), which was consistent with arrangements implemented in 2025;

(iii) to approve the content of the draft annual report (as at Appendix 1 of the report) as this related to the functions of the IJB and noting that the content within the report that related to the functions of Dundee City Council would be considered at their City Governance Committee on 22th June, 2026; and

(iv) to note the planned approach to publication of the report following its approval by both the IJB and Dundee City Council (as at section 4.6 of the report).

XIII INFORMATION GOVERNANCE ANNUAL ASSURANCE REPORT

There was submitted Report No DIJB24-2026 by the Chief Officer providing assurance regarding the effectiveness of Information Governance (IG) arrangements across Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP). It outlined compliance with relevant legislation and clarified the respective roles and responsibilities of Dundee City Council and NHS Tayside in relation to the management of personal and sensitive information. Annual Information Governance reporting was an action within the Governance Action Plan.

The Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(i) to note the contents of the report;

(ii) to note the assurance that appropriate Information Governance arrangements were in place across Dundee HSCP;

(iii) to acknowledge the respective responsibilities of Dundee City Council and NHS Tayside as partner organisations; and

(iv) to note the improvement actions identified and support continued development of integrated Information Governance arrangements.

Following questions and answers the Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(v) to note that work would be undertaken with the partner bodies, as the data controllers, in relation to the delivery of the Single Patient Record under the Care Reform (Scotland) Act.

XIV ANNUAL COMPLAINTS AND FEEDBACK REPORT 2025/26

There was submitted Report No DIJB21-2026 by the Chief Officer providing an analysis of complaints and feedback received by the Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership over the past financial year, 2025/2026. This included complaints handled using the Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership Social Work Complaint Handling Procedure, the NHS Complaint Procedure and the Dundee City Integration Joint Board Complaint Handling Procedure.

The Integration Joint Board agreed to note the analysis of Dundee Health and Social Care Partnerships complaints performance and governance during 2025/2026, improvement actions, service compliments and development of Care Opinion as outlined in the report.

XV CATEGORY 1 RESPONDER ANNUAL REPORT 2025/26

There was submitted Report No DIJB30-2026 by the Chief Officer presenting an annual report of activity related to its status as a Category One Responder under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.

The Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(i) to note the contents of the report; and

(ii) to instruct the Chief Officer to bring forward a further annual report, for the period 2026/2027, in twelve-months in addition to any relevant reporting on Category 1 Responder activity made during the year.

XVI CHILDRENS SERVICES PLANNING PARTNERSHIP PLAN 20262029

There was submitted Report No DIJB20-2026 by the Chief Officer presenting the Childrens Services Planning Partnership (CSPP) Plan 20262029.

The Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(i) to note the statutory requirements relating to Childrens Services Planning Partnership;

(ii) to note the Childrens Services Planning Partnership Plan 20262029 (as at Appendix 1 of the report), which would be considered for approval by Dundee City Council on 22th June, 2026; and

(iii) to remit the Chief Officer to review the Strategic Risk Register with reference to the information contained within section 6 of the report.

Following questions and answers the Integration Joint Board agreed:-

(iv) to note that consideration would be given to bringing the annual progress report to the IJB.

XVII MEETINGS OF THE INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD 2026 ATTENDANCES

There was submitted a copy of the Attendance Return DIJB32-2026 for meetings of the Integration Joint Board held to date over 2026.

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

XVIII IJB DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS

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

9th September Review of Risk Appetite

28th October Budget Development

4th November Topic TBC

16th December Budget Development

All sessions would be held between 10am 12 noon.

XIX 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 Wednesday, 19th August, 2026 at 10.00am in Committee Room 1, 14 City Square.

Councillor Ken LYNN, Chairperson.