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JOINT FUTURE AGENDA: SHORT LIFE WORKING GROUP ON JOINT PREMISES DEVELOPMENT IN PRIMARY AND COMMUNITY CARE: FINAL REPORT
PART 8 - CONCLUSION AND SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
18. Concluding Comments
Aims
18.1 The aim of this report is to identify and promote solutions to progress joint premises development in primary and community care in the short to medium term as well as giving consideration to the steps required for the development of alternative models of delivery to meet the future requirements needs. This will support a range of Scottish Executive policies and ultimately benefit people who use services.
Summary of Recommendations
18.2 Recommendations on improving present practice with a view to streamlining existing development processes and widening their application have been drawn together and summarised in terms of Scottish Executive and Local Partner action at Section 9 above. Taken together, we believe that these recommendations should provide the impetus needed to progress joint premises development to support improved integration of services.
18.3 The remaining recommendations focus on supporting the sustainable development of joint premises involving the Scottish Executive in activities to promote a range of delivery models for joint premises; legislative action to facilitate joint venture vehicles to support this and the need for joint working to be given appropriate prominence in the LIFT consultation due to commence in October 2003. Taken together, we believe that these recommendations should begin to underpin the longer-term joint premises development as part of modernising primary and community care services.
Conclusion
18.4 We consider that this report and its recommendations achieve these aims set out in our remit. We acknowledge the level of complexity involved in taking forward joint premises initiatives in primary and community-care. Our recommendations address both practical and regulatory impediments to the delivery of joint premises and are intended to empower local partners to deliver joint premises developments. We commend these recommendations to the Scottish Executive, NHSScotland and Local Government, which we hope make a useful contribution towards the accelerated development of better joint services and ultimately better outcomes for service users.
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