4 TOPIC: Matters Arising Update on Partnership Arrangements – Issues Assurance Actions What progress has been made on AP advised currently looking to redesign partnership Action: reviewing Partnership Working working in NHSH following a Workshop Event to arrangements within NHSH? consider the same. Matters being considered included partnership awareness sessions for new managers and a re-focussing of Highland Partnership Forum (HPF) activity. Attendance at HPF meetings remained a concern. A Joint Forum was being considered for the Argyll and Bute Integrated Joint Board. Arrangements within the Inner Moray Firth Operational Unit would include relevant Staff Fora, and those in North & West would be subject to review. AG confirmed that arrangements within Operational Units would be subject to review and the Committee kept up to date on any issues arising. Members emphasised the importance of Partnership Working and suggested this be recommended as the subject Agreed to recommend a Partnership Working of a future NHS Board Development session. NHS Board Development Session A Lawton – TOPIC: Statutory and Mandatory Training Next Steps – 5.1 Issues Assurance Actions What is the current position in JMcK spoke to the circulated report advising as to Action: relation to the provision and outcomes from RPIW activity in relation to reducing recording of Statutory and lead times, waiting numbers and the number of Mandatory training within NHSH DNAs/cancellations. Other activity included aspects and the actions taken to date? relating to Fire Safety training, access to laptops for training, development of a training passport and standard working for booking, scheduling and recording. In terms of outcome evaluation the test of
4 TOPIC: Matters Arising – Update on Partnership Arrangements Issues Assurance Actions What progress has been made on reviewing Partnership Working arrangements within NHSH? AP advised currently looking to redesign partnership working in NHSH following a Workshop Event to consider the same. Matters being considered included partnership awareness sessions for new managers and a re-focussing of Highland Partnership Forum (HPF) activity. Attendance at HPF meetings remained a concern. A Joint Forum was being considered for the Argyll and Bute Integrated Joint Board. Arrangements within the Inner Moray Firth Operational Unit would include relevant Staff Fora, and those in North & West would be subject to review. AG confirmed that arrangements within Operational Units would be subject to review and the Committee kept up to date on any issues arising. Members emphasised the importance of Partnership Working and suggested this be recommended as the subject of a future NHS Board Development session. Action: Agreed to recommend a Partnership Working NHS Board Development Session – A Lawton 5.1 TOPIC: Statutory and Mandatory Training – Next Steps Issues Assurance Actions What is the current position in relation to the provision and recording of Statutory and Mandatory training within NHSH and the actions taken to date? JMcK spoke to the circulated report advising as to outcomes from RPIW activity in relation to reducing lead times, waiting numbers and the number of DNAs/cancellations. Other activity included aspects relating to Fire Safety training, access to laptops for training, development of a training passport and standard working for booking, scheduling and recording. In terms of outcome evaluation the test of Action:
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