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Welcome to the Amplify Change programme. Transforming the council. Transforming lives. We all know we need to change. We need to change so that we become a truly modern, efficient and sustainable organisation. The Amplify Change programme brings together the people, the programmes and the projects that will transform the council so that we can tra…;
…s will also reduce pressure on the NHS and ambulance handovers. Who is involved? A number of areas in Adult Social Care including the START team, social workers as well as partners in the NHS and private care providers When is it happening? Now! We are implementing this new approach which will help to save almost £5 million over the next 12 months;
…d because we must recruit and retain the people who are committed to our shared purpose. The two points go hand in hand. Last year, our agency staff expenditure rose to over £10 million – this is utterly unsustainable, and the success of the project will make a substantial contribution to the overall financial aims of the council. Similarly, by imp…;
Our financial challenge: reducing our spend by £51 million, while delivering the Shropshire Plan. Watch Ben Jay bust the myths around our financial challenge: what it is, why it’s come about, and how everyone can help. What exactly is the financial challenge? As we’re all aware, we must reduce our spending by £51 million by the end of this financia…;
…roject. Who is involved? The success of the Children’s Services Transformation and Demand Management project is absolutely essential to our shared goal of reducing spend by £51 million, whilst delivering the Healthy People pillar of the Shropshire Plan. To this end, many teams are working in close collaboration, including: Early Help; Public Health…;
…re from, where you’ve worked before, that sort of thing. I am originally from Dundee in Scotland, although you wouldn’t guess from my accent. I moved to Manchester when I was 11, studied Chemistry at Hull University, and then moved around the country to take on exciting roles and develop my skills. I returned to Manchester around five years ago and…;
…urvey is about making it easier for them to do what they do best; improving the lives of residents in Shropshire. You can hear my full answer to this question in the video at 13m 41s. At a time of local and national challenges, what does Shropshire Council consider its priorities to be? As a council, our main priority is always to deliver the best …;
…. The current model isn’t just time consuming – it’s also expensive Did you know that, on average, a phone transaction costs £2.83, whilst a digital transaction costs just £0.15? By choosing the digital option, you’re saving the council money. Together, we’re all working to reduce the councils spend by £51 million this financial year. A greater use…;
…ng time for us, and I think that the whole transformation agenda is empowering us to think and work in different ways. So that’s what we’re doing. We might not get everything 100% right first-time round, but we have to keep trying new things.” Effective communication needs to be a collaborative process “In every organisational survey I’ve seen, imp…;
…0.5% of you completed the Time to Change survey. 80.5% of colleagues – that’s 2,696 of you – took the time to complete the survey. This is important for a couple of reasons: (1) it shows just how much you’re all committed to transforming the council; and (2) the high response rate means that our decisions are properly informed and not based on ‘int…;
…school. That’s when I started to not attend. When I did go in, I was bullied for being different. I didn’t see myself as being different, I saw myself as being unique.In year 10, my mum went to a coffee morning held by Autism West Midlands where she learnt about Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). She asked the school why I didn’t have one an…;
…disabled bay. Instead of accepting the penalty, she challenged it. After reviewing all the relevant facts, the decision to prosecute was taken and the court issued a fine of £1000, and she was also ordered to pay the council's costs of £2,432 and a £400 surcharge. Amy Brunton (pictured) said, "It's a great result and I hope this outcome will reiter…;