Budget Outlook Appendix 2
Argyll and Bute Council · 25 September 2024
Back to Argyll and Bute HSCP Integration Joint Board (IJB) — 25 September 2024 and its agenda
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Appendix 2 - Summary of Staff Responses Savings Suggestions Allow staff to source locally where cheaper / better value and enable off-Pecos ordering Give staff a financial incentive for savings ideas Pay bank staff weekly to enable reduction in agency shifts Expand work of radiography staff to reduce external imaging costs Amalgamate 2 2c GP services in Kintyre Restructuring of Infection Prevention and Control - may be a saving Reduce printing and postage Stop prescriptions for drugs that are cheaper to buy from Chemist than NHS paying Walking aid returns system with cleaning & tracking across A&B Review work done by professional staff with a view to increasing admin support to free up time Introduce a walking aid return scheme Reduce out of area placements by creating more residential placements in area Improve ICT systems to reduce wasted Ɵme BeƩer manage staff absence to reduce agency cover costs Reduce patient travel by looking at service provision and better arrangements re cost of flights Heating system in Bute always on - reduce waste Centralise Pecos ordering rather than duplicate service in all localities remove smoking cessation services in community hospitals and provide a central service Haggle with Locum medical staff to reduce payments to them Other Feedback Received Desire for less surveys More visibility of senior managers Improve management and supervision processes to improve retention Past savings caused problems eg fabric of buildings More action on accommodation for staff Better induction for new starts Better use of hybrid / home working More teambuilding work Better working conditions - office space, personal drawers to help improve retention Address gaps in Children's services and improve integration with education services, improve pathways More service provision from community organisations Improve retention and development of staff Improve recruitment / links with FE/HE General management improvement ideas to improve succession planning, staff morale, retention Improve management / staff wellbeing to encourage retention Improve recruitment and retention to reduce send on locums look at savings and investment in a more strategic way