Meeting
Integration Joint Board - 2 September 2026
Past- Date
- 2nd September 2026
- Time
- 09:30 to 13:00
- Venue
- Council Chamber - Council Offices
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Agenda integration joint board 2 september 2026
This document contains the notice and agenda for the Orkney Integration Joint Board meeting on 2 September 2026 at 9.30am in Kirkwall’s Council Chamber. The public meeting will cover appointments, declarations of interest, previous minutes, committee updates, standing orders, financial planning and monitoring, stakeholder expenses, annual performance, public service reform and suicide prevention. It will be broadcast live online by audio and recorded for later listening.
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Item 02 appointments and reappointments
This document contains proposals for appointments and reappointments to the Orkney Integration Joint Board, including voting and proxy members, nursing representatives, and confirmation of Joanna Kenny as chair until May 2027. It also seeks approval for chair and vice-chair roles on the Joint Clinical and Care Governance Committee and membership of the Performance and Audit Committee. The report explains legal membership requirements, notes no direct financial impact, and identifies the risk of non-compliance if vacancies and reappointments aren’t addressed.
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Item 04 draft minute 17 june 2026
This document contains the minutes of the Orkney Integration Joint Board meeting held on 17 June 2026. Members approved new service user representatives and a support group, reviewed progress and risks, and noted pressures including waiting lists, delayed discharges and staffing. The Board recorded a £630,000 overspend for 2025/26, approved an updated risk register, and agreed arrangements for the annual performance report. It also discussed improving care for older people and frailty, pressures on third sector services, and a plan for primary care.
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Item 05 matters arising log
This document contains the matters arising log for the Orkney Health and Social Care Partnership Integration Joint Board meeting on 2 September 2026, including progress updates, revised deadlines and planned briefing notes. Outstanding work covers self-directed support for ferry-linked isles, adaptations, community nursing, distress brief interventions, performance reporting and neurodevelopmental pathways. It also lists regular reports and policy reviews due through 2029, including performance, spending, workforce, climate change, financial planning, risk and governance documents.
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Item 06 jccgc approved minute 8 april 2026
This document contains the minutes of NHS Orkney’s Joint Clinical and Care Governance Committee meeting on 8 April 2026, covering performance, public health, patient safety, maternity, dental, mental health and radiology services. Members noted improvements in complaints, maternity checks and children’s care, while highlighting staffing pressures in ultrasound and social care. The committee approved its annual report and realistic medicine action plan. It also includes a 2 July 2026 assurance report, recording decisions on maternity, patient feedback and duty of candour.
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Item 07 jsf unapproved minute 2 july 2026
This document contains the unapproved minutes of the Orkney Health and Social Care Partnership Joint Staff Forum held on 2 June 2026, together with the Chair’s Assurance Report to the Integration Joint Board. Members discussed recruitment pressures in dental, mental health and social care services, including 114 social care vacancies, reliance on agency staff and low administrative capacity. They reviewed plans to improve social care staffing, primary care support and public service efficiency, and agreed actions on staff acting-up arrangements, care concern guidance and the workforce risk register.
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Item 08 pac unapproved minute 24 june 2026
This document contains the minutes and chair’s assurance report from the Orkney Health and Social Care Partnership Performance and Audit Committee meeting on 24 June 2026. Members approved the draft 2025/26 accounts subject to corrections, agreed regular scrutiny of the Financial Recovery Plan, and approved the 2026/27 internal audit charter and plan. The meeting noted progress on audit actions and strategic priorities, but highlighted limited assurance over governance and controls, an outdated workforce plan, financial sustainability risks and delays to some actions.
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Item 09 spg unapproved minute 1 july 2026
This document contains the unapproved minutes and chair’s assurance report from the Orkney Health and Social Care Partnership Strategic Planning Group meeting on 1 July 2026. Members discussed plans to improve support for unpaid carers, including young carers, and recruitment problems affecting the new mental health liaison team. They also considered regional health planning, shortages in children’s care placements, and housing and support challenges for young adults with learning disabilities. Key concerns included limited funding, workforce capacity and service pressures.
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Item 10 review of standing orders
This document contains a report seeking approval for revised Standing Orders for the Orkney Health and Social Care Integration Joint Board. The changes reflect new voting rights for third sector, service user and unpaid carer representatives, and update rules on proxies, meetings, notice periods, conflicts of interest, confidential information, minutes, public access and audio broadcasting. The Orders also set arrangements for committees and require regular review.
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Item 11 revenue expenditure monitoring
This document contains the Orkney Health and Social Care Partnership’s revenue spending report for the period to 30 June 2026. It shows an £936,000 overspend on delegated services, partly offset by a £63,000 underspend on Set Aside services, with agency and locum staff costs the main cause. A financial recovery plan includes £3.056 million in planned savings, although it’s too early to confirm progress and there’s a risk of significant overspending by year end.
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Item 12 long term financial plan
This document contains Orkney Integration Joint Board’s 10-year financial plan for 2026/27 to 2035/36, starting with an approved budget of £82.141 million. It estimates a cumulative funding gap of £44.2 million to £77.8 million without further action, falling to about £30.2 million in the most likely case if an illustrative 3% yearly savings rate is achieved. The plan highlights overspending, staffing costs, an ageing population and uncertain funding, while noting that future figures, savings and workforce information need further review.
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Item 13 stakeholder representatives expenses
This document contains an updated expenses policy for stakeholder representatives on the Orkney Integration Joint Board who aren't covered by NHS Orkney or Orkney Islands Council policies. It explains eligible travel, mileage, meals, accommodation and carer support costs, along with evidence and approval requirements. Claims must be submitted monthly with receipts, and the policy includes minor updates to claimant details, mileage rates and contact information.
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Item 14 annual performance report
This document contains the Orkney Health and Social Care Partnership’s annual performance report for 2025/26, covering progress against six strategic priorities. It highlights work on reducing inequalities, prevention, unpaid carers, ageing well, community support, and mental health, alongside performance data for health, social care and vulnerable children. It also reports on financial management, service pressures and workforce shortages, and sets out planned actions for 2026/27.
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Item 15 public service reform
This document contains an update on public service reform work by NHS Orkney, Orkney Islands Council and the Integration Joint Board. It explains the need for more joined-up services, as the organisations face a combined annual deficit of about £26 million, and notes £300,000 in Scottish Government funding to support reform planning. Progress includes a shared action plan, new project posts, regular leadership meetings and work to identify opportunities for collaboration.
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Item 16 suicide prevention task force
This document contains the Orkney Suicide Prevention Task Force’s annual brief for 2025/26, reporting progress against the local plan and Scotland’s suicide prevention strategy. It covers the launch of the SOS Orkney app, staff training, a prevention conference, community talks and work with people affected by suicide. Two actions were complete, three were on track, two faced minor delays and one faced a significant delay, including plans for bereavement support, mental health practitioner roles and improved data collection.
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