Two more Tri-borough directors appointed
Friday November 11, 2011
Two more directors have been appointed as part of innovative plans to combine services across three flagship councils.
Hammersmith & Fulham Council (H&F), the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) and Westminster City Council (WCC) are combining back office and management costs in order to save £33 million a year from 2014/15 onwards.
Yesterday, Wednesday, November 9, Rachel Wigley was appointed as Tri-borough Director of Finance for Adult Social Care. Rachel is currently the Head of Resource Management at RBKC.
Martin Waddington has been named as Tri-borough Director of Contracts, Business Intelligence and Workforce for Adult Social Care. Martin is currently Head of Policy and Performance for Housing, Health and Adult Social Care at RBKC.
Both Rachel and Martin will take up post on April 1, 2012 subject to confirmation processes within H&F. They will report directly to Andrew Webster who was named Tri-borough Executive Director of Adult Social Care last month.
The councils expect the appointments to improve Adult Social Care in the three boroughs further by helping residents to live even more independent lives.
By aligning healthcare and social care more closely and having more integrated care management the councils also expect to be able to provide a more efficient, streamlined and responsive service.
The project to share council services across the three boroughs is on track to deliver its first £1m of savings by cutting senior management roles. The savings include:
- £320k by sharing a single Director of Children’s Services;
- £320k by sharing a single Director of Adult Services;
- £100k by sharing a single Director of Libraries;
- £150k by combining environmental services across Hammersmith & Fulham (H&F) and Kensington & Chelsea; and
- £120k by combining making a joint appointment to the Director for Schools’ Quality and Standards between H&F and Kensington & Chelsea.
By combining services, the three councils will be able to protect vital front line services during the age of austerity and lead to a 50% reduction in the number of middle and senior managers. Collectively the three authorities must save £100 million by 2014/15 and around 500 jobs are expected to go in management, back office and support roles.
In addition to these Tri-borough savings, Derek Myers has taken up post as ‘bi-borough’ joint chief executive for H&F and Kensington and Chelsea in a move that will save the two authorities £200,000 a year. Derek has been chief executive of RBKC since 2000.
