Table 3 Instruments used to reduce operational costs
From: Decommissioning in a local healthcare system in Sweden: responses to fiscal stress
Frequency of instruments used for reducing operational costs | Expected (aggregate) savings, presented in million SEK |
|---|---|
Personnel costs | Â |
Eliminating positions, used six times | 7.5 Specified for five of six instruments |
Fill positions with less credentialed or lower-paid staff, used three times | 3.9 Specified for one of three instruments |
Hiring freeze (of hired physicians), used three times | 27.5 |
Reduce or control overtime, used three times | 1.6 Specified for two of three instruments |
Layoffs, used three times | 2 |
Impede performance of nonwork-related tasks during paid work hours, used once | Not specified |
| Â | Total 42.5 |
Non-personnel costs | Â |
Restrict spending on travels, conferences and complementary training, used twice. | Not specified |
Terminate support functions towards other organisations, used once | 3.8 |
Reduce cost for facilities (reduced space), used once | 0.2 |
| Â | Total 4 |