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not a change in degree, more a change of kind. society is not the state > big society, small statehealth
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1. Katherine Kerswell
13th July 2011
3. our changing landscape financial changes
service user expectations
policy changes
institutional changes
4. which Govt Departments have been hit hardest?
5. local authority backdrop KCC No.1 priority – improving services for our most vulnerable children and families
Most difficult budget we have ever faced
Grant cuts & changes
Service pressures
Council Tax Freeze
Some surprises with regard to front loading of reductions, redistribution of grant and changes to education landscape
6. Kent’s collective response
7. 3 shared ambitions for Kent
8. KCC new challenges, new perspectives, shared ambitions…
13. it’s the new day job… “Without changing our patterns of thought we will not be able to solve the problems we have created with our current patterns of thought…..”
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Thank you….