Strategic Commissioning Plan 2022 - 2025
| Title | Strategic Commissioning Plan 2022 - 2025 |
|---|---|
| Council Resource | Social Work |
| Service Area | Performance and Support |
| Aims and Objectives | This plan sets out the overall strategy for health and social care services over the next 3 years and how the Integration Authority will commission, design, plan, deliver and monitor the provision of services to local communities. It has been developed through comprehensive partnership, engagement, and governance arrangements to make sure that the strategic direction reflects the wishes and aspirations of the people of South Lanarkshire, our staff, our Community Planning Partners (CPP) and reflects national planning priorities set out by the Scottish Government including the Fairer Scotland Duty. The IJB and its partners have a legal responsibility to actively consider how they can reduce inequalities of outcomes caused by socio-economic disadvantages. Having regard to best value and equality, tackling inequality will be at the heart of our key decision-making. Inequalities in health are linked with wider social and economic inequalities and since March 2020 these have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tackling these inequalities is a task which goes beyond the remit of Health and Social Care Partnerships and requires a whole-systems approach. The role of the wider CPP is crucial as it enables NHS Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire Council and a wide range of partners to work collaboratively and closely with communities across a wide range of sectors which impact on people’s health and well-being. The IJB is responsible for preparing this Strategic Commissioning Plan, setting out how resources will be directed to secure better health and wellbeing outcomes by: responding to what the public and key stakeholders told us was important to them; taking account of the strategic needs profiling of the population of South Lanarkshire; demonstrating how the Partners will work to deliver the 9 National Health and Wellbeing Outcomes; and delivering against the Scottish Government strategic aspiration to shift the balance of care. |
| Conclusion | The partnership, like all other public authorities, will assess the services it provides to ensure that it is meeting the needs of the community it is serving, in an efficient, effective and accessible way within its available budget. Over the next three years, the IJB will endeavour to further strengthen its work with the Locality Planning Groups in the context of operational delivery of integrated health and social care services for the people of South Lanarkshire and this will be reflected with Locality Plans. This could lead to changes that are likely to affect our communities. In making any changes, the partnership will continue to consult fully with the community in order to minimise any adverse impact of change and to identify any actions which can mitigate negative impact and it will do so together with its partners. The conclusion of this equality impact assessment is that having identified key areas of work through the 9 national outcomes with some parts of the community covered by equalities legislation namely, adults, older people, children and people with disabilities, or on community relations, work must be undertaken to support and meet the needs of our communities and service users and therefore mitigating actions will be outlined in individual assessments as required, that will protect the most vulnerable in our communities and ensure that the services of the partnership are delivered in a fair, equal and accessible manner. |
| Completion date | 18-March-2022 |
| Contact Email address | equalities@southlanarkshire.gov.uk |
| Area | Council Wide |