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Savings, Service Transformation and Communities

This review covers the County Council's aim to make £100m savings, focusing on health savings, budget changes, and transformation programs for efficiency. They aim to engage stakeholders for input and partnerships. The Big Society Survey findings and key themes are also discussed in relation to community involvement and barriers to participation. The Council emphasizes citizen-focused approaches and the need for shared responsibility in addressing financial challenges.

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Savings, Service Transformation and Communities

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  1. Leicestershire County Council Savings, Service Transformation and Communities Nicole Rickard LCC/LRALC Conference 2013

  2. Review of Financial Position • The County Council needs to make £100m savings (£65m currently unallocated) in the next 5 years, from an annual net budget of £356m • Health savings across LLR are £290m by 2017/18, including £100m reduced activity funded by CCGs • £30m East CCG • £30m West CCG • £40m City CCG

  3. Changes in budget

  4. Funding available

  5. Funding deficit

  6. 2013/14 budget – total £356m

  7. 2013/14 budget – total £356m

  8. Universal services – total £71m

  9. Targeted services – total £215m

  10. Timescales County Council • Considering savings on three levels : • Transformation programmes – potential areas for saving through integration • Health and Social Care Integration • Families • Economic Growth & Transport • Efficiencies • Lower priority services • Indicative targets for departments and themes • On-going programme of engagement, including budget consultation – Stakeholder Event (July 16th), Focus Groups, Survey in Leicestershire Matters

  11. LCC Engagement -Broad timescales Options agreed Planning Engagement and consultation Internal communications Stakeholder events Focus groups Survey Analysis Feedback Develop MTFS May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

  12. Partnership Priority Outcomes • First draft of revised LT Outcome Framework • Reflects changed context and priorities in 33 key strategies • Additional principles proposed to underpin delivery • Move from 4 priorities to 6 = early intervention/prevention, targeted and high cost services • Vulnerability • Ageing Population • Healthier Population • Communities in Charge • Waste • Economic Growth • Universal services – people and places • Tonight part of process of ‘sense checking’ with key partners/partnerships

  13. Opportunities to integrate • We need a shared, place-based understanding of the financial challenge • We have to appreciate the implications of not working together to tackle this challenge (e.g. displacement effects) • Our starting point has to be ‘citizens’, ‘families’ and ‘place’ rather than ‘organisation’ or ‘service’ (-based silos) • We need to encourage individuals to take more responsibility for themselves and others • We must enable communities to play a role in prevention and early intervention • We should focus on assets and strengths rather than deficits and service-based solutions • We need to have honest conversations about what people value, and therefore want to protect, most

  14. Big Society Survey 2013 • Big Society is… …about placing the main responsibility on the individual and on communities, rather than on government (49% net) …A strategy for ensuring that services continue to be delivered when the state cannot provide (35% net) …a smokescreen for public service cuts (31% net) • Measuring Big Society – Top 3 • Do you agree or disagree that by working together people in your neighbourhood can influence decisions that affect the neighbourhood • How important is it that you contribute to your community in some way? • Would you be willing to work together with others on something to improve your neighbourhood?

  15. Big Society Survey 2013 • Barriers to Big Society • People don’t know what it is (83% net) • People don’t see it as relevant to them/their lives (80%) • People don’t know how to get involved (71%) • Other Barriers (open ended responses) • Lack of time / busy lives • Lack of money / financial security • Apathy / lack of motivation • People aren’t inspired to get involved • Lack of skills • Top-down, something being done ‘to’ people • Reliance on an active few – the ‘usual suspects’

  16. Big Society Survey 2013 – Key Themes • Actively encourage and nurture ownership • Jargon free, regular, clear and honest communication • Less talking and more listening (to everyone) • Support, not lead v pro-active leadership • Provide access to (visible) decision makers • Simplify the process of getting help • Practical support – advice, training, funding, mentoring, project management…and encouragement • Capacity building support – dedicated workers • Minimise barriers and reduce bureaucracy • Devolve decision making, budgets and service delivery – let go! • Culture change - in communities and LCC • Support and empower minority/marginalised communities • Target support – not ‘one size fits all’

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