This page gives an overview of planned spending for the next financial year (2012/13) for the Health and Social Care directorate and highlights major budget proposals from this department.
What Health & Social Care does
Background information: Changing Social Care
- Changing Social Care – briefing
- Cabinet Member – Dr Jon Rogers talks about delivering an effective social care system for Bristol
- Detailed report of three year plan which will be discussed by cabinet on the 24th November 2011
Overall and planned expenditure by division
Health and Social Care’s overall planned spend (net budget) for 2012/13 is £127.5million – down 3.4% from last year.
Health & Social Care - planned expenditure by division
| Name of division | Planned net spend in 2012/13 (£million) |
|---|---|
| Care Management | 80.9 |
| Care Services | 30.7 |
| Strategic Planning and Commissioning | 15.9 |
| Total | 127.5 |
Highlights of savings proposals for 2012/13
Savings proposals for next year - Health and Social Care
| Brief description of saving | How much we can save (£million) |
|---|---|
| To revisit the Residential Futures programme and finalise a 3-year plan for the delivery of residential care in March 2012. This will reduce reliance on residential care and give older people more choice over the way their care is delivered | 1.4 |
| Re-commissioning of Supporting People services (housing related services for vulnerable people). The budget for this work is being mainstreamed across Health and Social Care and Neighbourhoods. This will allow us to integrate the former Supporting people services into a prevention programme | 1.4 |
| To streamline care management processes to deliver an improved and high performing care management function (make it easier for people to access self-directed support) | 0.6 |
| Creating alternatives to residential/nursing care by expanding community supported living and shared lives. | 0.6 |
| Ensure usage of standardised commissioning processes across all Health & Social Care commissioning activity | 0.5 |
| To work with care providers to review high cost care packages, to ensure value for money | 0.2 |
| To review the shape and delivery of day opportunities for all service user groups which supports the delivery of self directed support | 0.2 |
View the complete set of budget proposals for 2012/13
The equalities impact assessments are accessible from the complete set of budget proposals
