Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) is grappling with a budget deficit of £11.8m in 2025/26, potentially reaching £34.9m the following year. Facing these daunting financial challenges, senior officials have approved £19 million in cost-cutting measures, acknowledging the need for 'truly awful' decisions to address the gap.
Senior officials admitted 'this is not where we want to be' as more than £19 million of cost-cutting measures were discussed at a somber meeting. Efforts to close a budget deficit of £11.8m facing Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) in 2025/26 – a figure that estimates have previously said could reach £34.9m the following year – have intensified.
A series of 'truly awful' proposals aimed at addressing the gap were presented at the integration joint board (IJB), the body responsible for overseeing the HSCP, on Friday. Chief officer Christine Laverty said: 'I think what we all feel in the chambers is that this is not where we want to be in terms of, for the IJB members, making some of these very difficult decisions. 'I've worked in health and social care in the public sector for over 30 years and 22 of those years have been managing budgets and I can't remember ever such a financially challenging time. 'What I would want to say is this is not just affecting Renfrewshire, this is a national issue. Every IJB around Scotland have significant budget gaps alongside increasing demand for both health and social care services.' The IJB approved certain savings for immediate implementation and agreed that other ideas should be developed further and, where appropriate, become the subject of engagement before future consideration. In the former category are areas such as operational efficiencies, where processes can be delivered more effectively, and vacancy or post management.
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