Archived decisions

Original

£m

Revised

£m

Key performance outcomes / comments

General contingency

1.5

0.5

To meet any 2003/04 overspend (not now required for this purpose), other pressures (particularly in children's and families services)

Children & Families

Ongoing placement pressures from 2003/04

3.2

4.1

To meet the full year effect of pressures from 2003/04.

Price increases above corporate inflation assumptions

0.3

0.3

Price increases of up to 5% anticipated. Will impact on PAF unit cost indicators (B8, B9, B10)

Legal service

0.1

0.1

Provision of `out of hours' service (following Climbie inquiry)

3.6

4.5

Older People

Minimising delayed transfers of care from hospital

1.0

1.1

Maintain social care delayed discharges at a low level. However, PAF Indicator D41 - currently `two blobs' - is not likely to improve as it includes total numbers of health and social care patients (definition under review) i.e it includes those outside Social Services control. Also minimise the fines paid to acute hospitals (£100 per day).

Meeting national minimum standards for staffing levels within homes

0.4

0.5

Increased staffing levels phased in from 2003/04

Meeting demand for residential and nursing care

1.5

1.5

Will support delayed discharges targets (above) and help to meet demand and capacity issues. Includes revenue costs of new nursing care provision

Helping people to live at home

2.0

1.8

PAF indicator C32 (people helped to live at home). Also C28 (intensive home care) - target of 10 per 1000 of relevant population (most recent figure up to 8.1)

Price increases above corporate inflation assumptions

0.9

0.9

To meet provider price increases. Will impact on PAF unit cost indicators (B13 & B17)

5.8

5.8

Adults

Original

£m

Revised

£m

Net increase in number of adults receiving care

2.0

2.0

Transitional age clients - those entering adults services at age 18 - expected to increase by about 60 during the year. PAF indicators C28, C29, C30, C31

Price increases above corporate inflation assumptions

0.5

0.5

To meet provider price increases. Impact on PAF unit cost indicators B14, B15, B16, B17.

Integrated Community Equipment Service

0.2

0.3

Part of agreed PSA target. Significant improvement anticipated in PAF indicator D38 - from 94% of items under £1000 delivered in 21 days (3 blobs) to 75% delivered within 7 days in 2004/05 and to 85% in 2005/06 (5 blobs)

Implementation of Best Value review of sensory services, and carers support

0.1

0.1

Implementation of `First Focus' service - early intervention to clients' independence and control. Impact on D38 as above

2.8

2.9

Management & Support

Staff recruitment - advertising

0.2

0.2

To meet current demands

Training

0.3

0.3

Allows some additional investment in training

IT costs

0.2

0.2

To meet current ongoing pressures from 2003/04

Other

0.1

0.1

0.8

0.8

Additional income

(0.2)

(0.2)

Non-residential charges

Total

14.3

14.3