Argyll and Bute has a fully integrated Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) which delivers care from pre-birth until end of life in a remote, rural, island and urban environment.
Like other HSCPs we receive our budget allocation from our NHS and Local Authority partners (NHS Highland and Argyll and Bute Council) based on national allocations from the Scottish Government.
We are experiencing increasing demand for services with an ageing population and decreasing number of people of working age. Our geography also means that we deliver services differently, and services here often cost more to deliver.
Funding for health and social care services is also not expected to fully compensate for the impact of inflation, meaning our budget is reducing in real terms. Our budget challenge therefore requires us to make £11.4 million of savings in 2024-25 to deliver within our estimated forecast funding allocation of £363 million.
This year we are using a budget simulator - this is a similar approach to other public sector partners. This approach is based on last year’s budget (2023-24) and gives you a chance to see where we are currently spending and for you to tell us where you would increase, maintain or reduce investment in services to reach the £11.4 million savings target.
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The range of services we deliver is outlined in our Joint Strategic Plan 2022 to 2025.
We’ve presented the budget in the simulator in a way which we hope is easy to understand but if you have questions then please contact us:
Update: this consultation is now closed.