The nation is in the grip of the deepest recession for 60 years which is drastically affecting all sections of the economy and our communities. The government has supported the nation by exceptional government borrowing and the time is fast approaching where it will have to be paid back. Councils will be at the forefront in the inevitable reduction in public spending which will entail either drastic cuts in services or the development of innovative and creative approaches to service delivery that will have to generate efficiencies over-and-above those statutorily required.
Cost and income management will require councils to review and work in alternative and innovative ways; this will range from, but by no means be restricted to:
- collaborative working with other public sector bodies, the private and third sectors
- fundamental base cost review of direct and indirect services
- structural reorganisation
- full service outsourcing
Public Sector Consultants can help you to undertake such reviews on either a single or multi-service approach to enable you to maximize the economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of your services. We can help and support you in this process by:
- providing a strategic health check that will review your current and proposed financial standing in relation to corporate objectives that will identify key areas that will benefit from a technical cost and income review.
- conducting a technical and systematic review of functions, services and processes to drive simplification and standardisation
- supplying experienced resources equipped with the right tools to enable you to review and develop innovative and creative service delivery structures
- developing the skills set within your council by providing specialist training that will be reflective of your organisational culture so that you can carry forward innovative and creative service delivery.