The BBC reports today that hundreds of hospital jobs are being axed by a West Midlands health trust.
At a budget meeting of the Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust it was decided to cut up to 800 jobs at its three Birmingham and Black Country sites.
The trust runs City, Sandwell and Rowley Regis hospitals and needs to save up to £20m in the next year. This deficit is barely two days worth of our contributions to the EU budget at the newly agreed level of £115 million a week.
Auditors haven't been able to explain for eleven years running where that money paid to the EU then goes to, so wouldn't it be better to use it to save these hospital jobs instead?
The cuts are the latest in a series of job losses in English hospitals, which began with up to 1,000 being cut in neighbouring Staffordshire in March.
John Adler, chief executive of the Trust said, ""I think it's a little bit rash to say that patients will notice no change at all".
Showing posts with label birmingham. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birmingham. Show all posts
Thursday, 13 April 2006
Wednesday, 29 March 2006
Stafford: Trust cuts 150 jobs at hospitals
A hospital trust in Staffordshire has become the latest to announce job cuts in an effort to save costs - reports the BBC.
Mid Staffordshire General Hospitals NHS Trust is to cut more than 150 jobs to make savings of £10m next year.
A spokesman claimed most of the job losses would come from managerial and support services to try to minimise the impact on patient care.
The trust is expected to make a small surplus this year, but needs to make savings in the next financial year. It runs two hospitals - the 404-bed Staffordshire General Hospital in Stafford and the 107-bed Cannock Chase Hospital.
Between them they also serve people in Cannock, east Staffordshire, Sutton Coldfield and north Birmingham.
The spokesman said staff interested in early and voluntary retirement would be asked to come forward, but that some compulsory redundancies may be required.
More than 4,000 job losses have been announced at hospitals across the country over the past few weeks.
Health workers union Unison has said the cuts are bound to have an effect on patient care while the Royal College of Nursing has said morale in the profession is "plummeting".
Earlier this month, North Staffordshire NHS Trust said it needed to shed 1,000 jobs to clear a £30m deficit, while Wolverhampton's New Cross Hospital announced 300 jobs would be axed to balance the books.
Similar cuts have also been announced in Shropshire and across England.
Mid Staffordshire General Hospitals NHS Trust is to cut more than 150 jobs to make savings of £10m next year.
A spokesman claimed most of the job losses would come from managerial and support services to try to minimise the impact on patient care.
The trust is expected to make a small surplus this year, but needs to make savings in the next financial year. It runs two hospitals - the 404-bed Staffordshire General Hospital in Stafford and the 107-bed Cannock Chase Hospital.
Between them they also serve people in Cannock, east Staffordshire, Sutton Coldfield and north Birmingham.
The spokesman said staff interested in early and voluntary retirement would be asked to come forward, but that some compulsory redundancies may be required.
More than 4,000 job losses have been announced at hospitals across the country over the past few weeks.
Health workers union Unison has said the cuts are bound to have an effect on patient care while the Royal College of Nursing has said morale in the profession is "plummeting".
Earlier this month, North Staffordshire NHS Trust said it needed to shed 1,000 jobs to clear a £30m deficit, while Wolverhampton's New Cross Hospital announced 300 jobs would be axed to balance the books.
Similar cuts have also been announced in Shropshire and across England.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
