Reduction in Agency Costs Sample Clauses

Reduction in Agency Costs. As already stated, there are a number of limiting factors in relation to reducing agency spend: • ECF targets which have resulted in over reliance on agency staff to maintain continuity of service provision • EWTD targets which have resulted in increased agency costs for junior doctors. This is compounded by growing vacancy levels in junior doctor complement especially in rural areas • Service demands with associated requirement for additional capacity using agency and overtime • Other structural challenges such as delivery of major hospital developments with increased capacity on revenue neutral basis For 2014, the following targeted actions are required: • Planned /targeted agency conversion once individual hospitals have demonstrated evidence of maximising the additional hours and the use of intern and graduate nursing schemes • Attracting and retaining Junior doctors o Offering Junior Doctors extended fixed term contracts (non training posts) o Targeted conversion of junior doctor posts to consultant posts within the context of overall reconfiguration programme o extension of existing overseas programmes to attract junior doctors on fixed term contracts( Eastern Europe) • Demand/Capacity Planning (ED and Elective) o Improved use of additional hours to offset cost of surge capacity o Phasing out of winter initiatives with associated savings on agency, between May- November 2014 o Targeted use of competitive outsourced options for meeting elective access targets • Strengthened monitoring and oversight arrangements( see Paragraph 3 below ) to ensure consistency in approach to tackle under-performance Assumed Deployment and Savings (see footnote) Acute Total (WTEs) WTEs Graduate Nursing/Midwifery (Feb 28, WTE) General Support Interns (WTE) Other Care Interns Base Case (€000) Optimum case – nurses fully displacing agency (€000) Additional savings increment for 25% additional posts effective from 1st July (€000) Stretch case = max savings plus additional recruitment (€000) 279 470 5 7.5 120 241 7,122 €12,525 11,391 €19,716 1,424 €2,465 12,815 €22,181 Optimising the use of Graduate Nurse and Intern Schemes Table 4 Table 4 sets out the use of Graduate Nurse and Intern Schemes by the Acute Services Division and the use by all Divisions. The analysis shows that 56% of all graduate and intern staff were employed by the Acute Services Division with 59% of graduate nurses employed by hospitals. Table 4 also sets out the stretch target of €12.4m for Acute Services w...
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Related to Reduction in Agency Costs

  • REDUCTION IN FORCE (RIF If the Board determines it necessary to reduce the number of teaching positions, the following procedures shall apply: A RIF may occur for the reasons set forth in Ohio Revised Code 3319.17, as well as for curriculum changes and/or financial reasons.

  • Reduction in Hours Any reduction in regularly assigned time shall be considered a layoff under the provisions of this Article.

  • Administrative Costs Administrative costs will not be included in the budget neutrality agreement, but the state must separately track and report additional administrative costs that are directly attributable to the demonstration. All administrative costs must be identified on the Forms CMS-64.10 Waiver and/or 64.10P Waiver.

  • REDUCTION IN FORCE It is understood and agreed that in addition to the above designated and related duties, full-time professional staff shall participate fully in the activities of institutional councils and/or committees. The employment status of the Employee shall be as follows: Executive/Managerial Appointment , not subject to tenure. Professional/Managerial Appointment , not subject to tenure. Other conditions of Employment:

  • REDUCTION IN STAFF 15.1 Procedure According to provisions of Missouri Statute 168.124, the Board of Education may place on leave of absence as many teachers as necessary because of decrease in enrollment, school district reorganization, or financial conditions. Whenever the Board anticipates a reduction in teaching staff, the superintendent or his/her designee will notify the officials of the Association concerning the anticipated reduction in the teaching staff. A meeting between the Association officials and the superintendent or his/her designee will be scheduled for purposes of discussing the proposed reduction in staff within two weeks (2) following the above notification. Individual teachers will not be contacted prior to the above meeting. In placing teachers on leave, the Board shall be governed by the following provisions:

  • Staff Reduction In the event the District adopts a reduced educational program by reason of financial necessity, including but not limited to, levy failure and/or decreased State or Federal support, certificated employees who will be retained to implement the District’s reduced or modified program and those certificated employees who will be non-renewed from employment or adversely affected in contract status shall be identified by the provisions contained in this Article. If the District is only reducing provisional employees, the following procedures do not need to be implemented.

  • Taxes and Custodial Fees Any income taxes or other taxes levied or assessed upon or in respect of the assets or income of the custodial account and any transfer taxes incurred shall be paid from the custodial account. All administrative expenses incurred by the Custodian in the performance of its duties, including fees for legal services rendered to the Custodian, and the Custodian’s compensation shall be paid from the custodial account, unless otherwise paid by the depositor or his or her beneficiaries. The Custodian’s fees are set forth in Section 3 of the General Information section at the beginning of this booklet. Extraordinary charges resulting from unusual administrative responsibilities not contemplated by the schedule will be subject to such additional charges as will reasonably compensate the Custodian. Fees will be charged for any liquidation including transferring to a successor trustee or custodian. The fee will be taken from the remaining balance of the account in the event of a partial liquidation. The fee will be taken from the proceeds in the event of a total liquidation and the balance of the account will be forwarded in accordance with the depositor’s instructions.

  • Administrative Expenses Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Current HPA as amended by this Second Amendment, HFA and Eligible Entity may from time to time submit adjusted budgets to Treasury requesting approval to re-allocate HHF Funds to pay actual program expenses as set forth on a proposed Schedule C. In the event that Treasury shall approve an adjusted budget, in Treasury’s sole discretion, the parties shall enter into an amendment to the HPA to modify Schedules A, B and C as necessary.

  • Promotion Increases (a) Promotion salary increases shall be granted in an amount equal to 9.0% of the employee’s previous year’s base salary rate in recognition of promotion to one of the ranks described below:

  • REDUCTION IN WORKFORCE 16.01 The employer will layoff employees in reverse order of seniority within the classification provided those retained have the ability to do the work. No new employee will be hired until all those qualified employees with recall rights have been given the opportunity to return to work and have failed to do so.

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