M6 Appendix 3a and 3b Savings
Argyll and Bute Council · 19 November 2025
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Appendix 3a - 2025/26 Fully Complete Savings Target Ref. Savings Description £' 000 Social Work 2324-07 Care at Home Commissioning 400 *Adjusted for in budgeting process 2425-03 Structured and monitored review of high cost care packages 150 *Adjusted for in budgeting process 2324-04 Contract & Demand Officer Post - revised and saving taken on catering shared service post instead 49 2526-1 Review of Responder Service / mobile teams 742 2425-01 Revert to National Minimum Pay Rate - uplift for some contracts - remaining balance 31 2526-3 Flat cash settlements on contracts 100 2425-08 Sleepovers Review 34 2526-7 Telecare Charges Increase 40 2425-07 Review of expensive care packages 98 2526-6 Just Checking 15 2526-11 KCC estates support post 31 2526-9 Direct payment Recovery (Recovery Plan) 50 2526-10 SLT Vacant Posts (Recovery Plan) 25 Health AB1920-35 Bed reduction CCH 2019 150 AB20-21 16 Dunoon Medical Services 120 AB2526-01 Depreciation - end of life assets 70 AB2526-02 Energy price reductions 100 AB2526-04 Performance Analyst 0.5FTE 22 AB2526-05 Health Intelligence Support Worker 0.5FTE 20 AB2526-06 Public Health Addictions Contract saving 21 AB2526-07 Cessation of Living Well Grants 12 AB2526-08 Redesign of Living Well Network 25 AB2526-09 Prevention Outcomes Framework 12 AB2526-11 Dental Services efficency 100 AB2526-13 Housekeeping savings 50 AB2526-14 Establishment Reviews 65 AB2526-15 Reduction in minor allocations budget 45 AB2526-17 Patient Treatment Income 30 AB2526-18 Review of staff bandings 25 AB2526-16 Reserves Review 400 AB2526-22 Reduction in fleet vehicle numbers (NHS Recovery Plan) 50 AB2526-24 Patients Travel Savings (NHS Recovery Plan) 75 AB2526-27 Slippage on budget reserves (NHS Recovery Plan) 100 AB2526-28 Contract Efficiencies (NHS Recovery plan) 140 AB2526-29 Review of MH Care Packages (NHS Recovery Plan) 100 AB2526-26 Medical Agency Costs - 2C (NHS Recovery Plan) 300 non recurring AB2526-21 Out of Area Patient - non recurring (NHS Recovery Plan) 250 non recurring AB2526-27 Slippage on Reserves (NHS Recovery Plan - £300k addnl) 500 non recurring AB2526-30 Slippage on care packages (NHS Recovery Plan) 50 non recurring AB2526-17 Patient Treatment Income 100 non recurring AB2526-14 Establishment Reviews 100 non recurring Total Fully Complete 4,797
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# Appendix 3b - LIVE SAVINGS PROGRAMME Target Declared Remaining RISK NOTES Ref. Savings Description £' 000 £' 000 £' 000 Social Work 1819-33 Catering, Cleaning and other Ancillary Services 71 25 46 £25k declared on a non-recurring basis, catering income increasing 2324-14 Reduce external placement budget by one (C&F) 160 160 No expectation this will be achieved as placements increasing 2526-2 Increased Fees and Charges 200 100 100 Awaiting analysis of income to declare during year 2526-4 Care @ Home Efficicencies 250 250 Work underway to identify progress 2526-5 High Cost Care Packages (LD/MH/PD) 200 58 142 2526-8 Additional Income from Adoptions (Recovery Plan) 100 100 Unlikely to be delivered due to court ruling 2526-12 LCC Removal of Voids (Recovery Plan) 5 5 Notice now given on 2 properties 2526-13 Day Services Review (Recovery Plan) 50 50 Review still to report and make recommendations 2526-14 Community Transport (Recovery Plan) 25 25 Intial meeting with contractor - consultation to commence 2526-15 Threshold of Care (Recovery Plan) 80 80 Policy change approved and delivery of saving now being monitored weekly 2526-16 Agency Workers - Oban (Recovery Plan) 90 45 45 Saving partially achieved to date. 2526-17 Care @ Home Efficicencies - Accomodation (Recovery Plan) 44 44 Currently 9 agency staff now in HSCP leased / owned accomodation Health AB1920-4 Review of Service Contracts (Bute Dialysis) 19 19 AB2021-64 FME (Dunoon) 50 50 Project group now established as staffing in place to deliver this now. AB2223-9 Forensic Service Contracts 20 20 Project group now established as staffing in place to deliver this now. AB2021-19 Hotel Services redesign to reflect reduction in inpatient numbers 69 69 Project underway and some savings delivered, more is anticipated AB2021-4a/b Admin & Clerical 120 120 No plan at present to deliver this saving AB2021-20 Centralised booking of medical records - reduction in admin costs 97 97 as above AB2122-33 Lab ordering / consumables LIH 40 40 Managed service contract now in place, saving will be paritally delivered this year. AB2526-03 Prescribing - Primary Care 250 95 155 progress suggests this is on-track AB2526-10 Drug Purchasing Efficiencies 400 200 200 progress suggests this is on-track AB2122-66 Savings from building rationalisation 63 63 Was dependent upon changes in Dunoon, intended to deliver through a number of smaller savings, £8k delivered last year. AB2223-5 Estates Staffing Structure 129 129 No progress to date, HR continue to support. AB2526-12 Secondary Care Drugs 100 100 AB2526-16 Review of telecoms contract 35 10 25 AB2526-20 Suplementary Staffing Reduction 200 100 100 non-recurring AB2526-25 Reduce Agency Medical - LIH Model (NHS Recovery Plan) 1000 500 500 Good progress to data, will declare as year progresses AB2324-26 Childrens & Families Staffing and service re-modelling 250 250 Maternity review nearing completion. 4,117 1,133 2,984 284 110 174 2,822 1,023 1,799 1,011 0 1,011