Pages tagged with 'cost savings'

Climate Compass Presentation (M. Poole and M. Summers 09.03.10)

 

Powerpoint presentation given by Mike Poole (Eco-nomic Ltd) and Mark Summers (NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly) at the NHS Sustainability Network meeting on 03 March 2010 in Exeter. The presentation covers the benefits of the Climate Connection work that took place in Cornwall – including in wards, community hospitals and GP practice, with special focus on the Renal Unit at Royal Cornwall Hospital. The presentation also introduces the opportunity to embed this work in Productive Ward (…Theatre, Community Hospital etc).

Drive for council efficiency saves millions for the taxpayer

Tue, 29/09/2009

More than £1.7bn of taxpayers' money was reported saved last year as a result of the Government's drive to make local government more efficient, announced Communities Secretary John Denham. New figures published on 29 September show that local authorities reported £1.76bn of savings during 2008-09, by making services more efficient and improving value for money - equivalent to £98 for the average band D council tax payer.