At the crossroads

Peter DartfordCFOA President

Friday 1st May

An uncertain future

General Election - 7th May 2015

Financial challenges

• Whichever government is formed more budget cuts are on the way

• Already seen £316 million ($478million) - 26% of government funding cut from service since 2010.

• Expecting around 7-8% cuts to government grants per year for 2015-20

• May be more or less depending on which party (or combination of parties) takes power

• Sir Ken Knight Review – reform and efficiency

• Adrian Thomas Review – terms & conditions and barriers to change

• Further reports on devolution, local government finance and interoperability.

Under close scrutiny

Not standing still

• Services have already saved more than £300 million

• Efficiency from support functions, new crewing methods and equipment

• Creating central, national hubs for procurement, expanding to HR and other areas in future

• Already collaborating with other emergency services – sharing buildings etc.

Working together

Structural reform

• One service in Scotland and Northern Ireland,

• Three services in Wales• 46 in England• There will need to be fewer• Locally driven, in

consultation with communities

New technology• New technologies are

critical to providing a more effective service with reducing funds

• Cold-cut systems• New vehicle types,• Improved control and

mobilising technology • Medical equipment and

defibrillators

• UK Fire Services have long known that prevention is better than cure

• This is why fires have reduced by more than 50% in the last decade

• We are keen to ensure that despite reform and budget cuts, prevention remains at the heart of everything we do.

• From Home Fire Safety Visits to working to educate children and young people. Prevention is better and less costly than cure

Keeping the focus on prevention

• Building on our prevention work to deliver a wider role in health and communities

• Making use of the 670,000 public contacts we have every year

• Contributing to community cohesion, anti-social behaviour, obesity, smoking cessation and wider community priorities.

Building a wider role

A wider role in health

• Specifically looking to work with the UK’s National Health Service to tackle specific issues

• Dementia, loneliness and slips trips and falls

• Tackle the issue of 30,000 excess Winter Deaths

• Co-responding

Case Study

• Community Risk Intervention Teams in Greater Manchester

• Deal with low priority calls, relieve pressure on ambulance

• Able to deal with causes as well as symptoms

• Tip of the iceberg! • Flu jabs, gate tests, eye checks

• Safer, healthier and more resilient communities

• A safe, effective and trusted response• Driving service reform and integration• Delivering the future through our

greatest asset

CFOA strategic directions

At the crossroads

Peter DartfordCFOA President

Friday 1st May