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To gain more effective control over escalating costs, Dorset County Council’s (DCC) Adult and Community Services department engaged PA to develop a medium-term Financial Sustainability Plan.

Dorset County Council

Addressing escalating costs in Adult Social Care

Dorset has the oldest population in the UK – largely the result of high property prices and low pay, making the county almost unaffordable for the young. The birth rate is the lowest of any English county. Largely rural, the county has a relatively low population density.

To gain more effective control over escalating costs, Dorset County Council’s (DCC) Adult and Community Services department engaged PA to develop a medium-term Financial Sustainability Plan, supported by the DoH South West Regional Social Care Performance Improvement Office. Following PA’s work with DCC, the Council is well placed to target ongoing multi-million pound savings through a benefits-driven programme.

The Financial Sustainability Plan provides DCC with:

• a robust forecast of budget requirements for the next four years if service provision continues without significant change

• a full assessment of identified options for reducing budget requirements by 2014, based on sound local and national evidence

• a set of recommended actions and investments for the next two years, to target savings in subsequent years, while maintaining outcomes

• an estimate of the reduced budget requirements from 2012 onwards if all recommendations are successfully implemented.

For further information on how we can help you address the rising cost of adult social care, please contact us now.

Andrew Hooke

Government and public services consulting

Dorset County Council

Addressing escalating costs in Adult Social Care

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