NWIEP – Challenges & Opportunities 2009 - 2011

Gillian Bishop, Chief Executive 13 July 2009

Overview of Contribution

• What are the improvement & efficiency challenges and opportunities

• How does the North West fit into the national and wider regional picture

• Where is policy for Improvement & Efficiency heading• What we can do together to make a difference

Some big issues facing us

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Implications for the Public Finances

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With public sector net borrowing set to

peak at 12.4

per cent of GDP in 2009-10.

Public sector net debt to 76% GDP

in 2013-14 (79% inc

financial sector losses)

Balance of Tax and Spend

Challenge & Opportunity

A record of delivery: Gershon £26.5bn and CSR £30bnGershon Over-delivered – £26.5bn against £21.5bn target

Departments already delivering strongly against CSR £30bn target (08/09 – 10/11)

Ambitious VFM programme in next Spending Review PeriodInformed by findings of both OEP and PVP

Operational Efficiency

Programme

Public Value Programme

An additional £5bn in 10/11Given early findings of OEP & PVP, and additional capability developed within depts

Opportunities at all levels

• National: Total Place• Regional: Commissions• Sub Regional: Collective ambitions• Local: LAA & CAA• Individually

Nationally: Total PlaceAn ambitious and challenging programme that brings together

elements of central government and local agencies within a place to achieve three things around a priority issue:

1. Service transformations that can improve the experience of local residents and deliver better value

2. Early efficiencies to validate the work

3. A body of knowledge about how more effective cross-agency working delivers the above

Regionally in NW• North West Improvement & Efficiency Partnership:

- Sector-led, sustainable support

- Local delivery of support through regional and sub regional Partnerships

- £22m over 3 years 2008-2011- Year 1 Focus: Efficiency and Transformation,

Enablers, LAA & MAA, Improved Performance- Years 2 & 3 Evidence based commissioning

Commissioning Focus University of Manchester research into sector performance identifies Key Regional Issues:

• Efficiency• Economy• Partnerships• Neighbourhoods & Communities• Children & Young People• Health & Wellbeing• Environment• Community Safety• Enablers

NWIEP Added Value Objectives emerge from Independent Evaluation and stakeholder engagement :

• Engaging the full potential of the sector• Challenging and supporting

performance• Enabling collaboration and shared

learning• Building capacity and confidence• Mainstreaming and sustaining

improvement

Sub Regions: Collective Ambition

• AGMA £1,321,000

• CIEP £0,541,000

• CWIEP £0,781,000

• Lancashire £1,263,000

• MIEP £0,916,000• Collection Ambitions : Efficiency

MAAs

Leadership

Local Opportunities

• Self Awareness

• Knowledge & Intelligence – matters of confidentiality

• Timings: CAA Feedback with sector led support

• Improvement Planning

• Mutual Support – sharing & learning

What we can do together• Return on Investment, Making our Case:

- Why improvement activity is best delivered by the sector

- Continuous improvement linked to local outcomes

- Efficiencies at no expense to quality

• Commissions:

- What support/information do you need to evidence that

sector communities can work better, quicker, cheaper?

Are We Up for the Challenge?

Not talking about it or doing it

Talking about it, but not doing it

Talking about it and doing it

Contact Details

Website: www.nwiep.org.uk

Email: contactus@nwiep.org.uk

Tel: 01942 705481

Fax: 01942 705454

Address: North West Improvement and Efficiency Partnership Wigan Investment Centre Waterside Drive Wigan WN3 5BA