Main efficiency savings
These are savings we intend to make which do not impact on local people. Both tables below contain the main savings and efficiencies proposed.
Efficiency savings
| Proposed savings |
Value |
| Reduced inflation assumption |
£2m |
| Reduction of staff training initiatives |
£438k |
| Reduction in admin staff across the department - by 30 full-time equivalents |
£300k |
| Centralise the procurement of agency staff across ASCH |
£250k |
| Retendering Homecare's electronic monitoring system |
£240k |
| Senior management review - delete posts |
£200k |
| Merge occupational therapists with Physical Disability and Older Persons teams |
£350k |
| Reduce number of Local Service Advisers |
£125k |
| Savings through ceasing electronic monitoring teams |
£103k |
| Other smaller efficiency savings (less than £100k) |
£729k |
Main service changes
A variety of reductions/savings have been proposed that will affect local people:
| Proposed service changes/savings/new charges |
Value
|
| Charging more to clients for our homecare services |
£1,508k |
| Selling all our residential homes. Current residents would be able to remain in the same home alongside staff |
£1,650k |
| Reablement and reviewing current service users |
£400k |
| Raise prices of meals provided by the department from April 2010 |
£350k |
| Withdraw Dial-a-Ride |
£364k |
| Increase charges to service users for transport between home and day care provision |
£379k |
| Savings on transport for service users where alternatives are available |
£250k |
| Welfare Rights - reducing general public advice service |
£250k |
| Charge people for day care services |
£200k |
| Reduce grant aid to voluntary sector organisations |
£200k |
| Day centre review of existing day care services for older people |
£159K |
| Merge two day centres for people with physical disability |
£95k |
| Change the way we provide day services to people with learning disability services |
£150k |
| Increase care home fees for self-funders from £400 to £450 a week |
£96k |
