Job cuts planned as Nottingham hospital trust looks to save £97m
Hundreds of job cuts will be made by an NHS trust in an effort to help save more than £97m in the next year.At least 430 jobs are set to go at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) as part of a major transformation plan announced on Tuesday.It comes as the trust, which runs the Queen's Medical Centre and City Hospital, has announced a new plan to "transform services and improve patient care".NUH chief executive Anthony May said the trust "had a duty to the taxpayer to spend within [its] means".
The majority of job losses would be in corporate and support services as the trust seeks to reduce its salary bill and the reliance on agency and other temporary staff.
The plan to change services will feature the use of new technology and a focus on prevention and treating people in the community.This includes a new digital app for patients to manage appointments and view test results, improved outpatient services to cut waiting times, and an expansion of theatres to increase day-case operations by 500 per year.Mr May said the trust wanted to "create hospitals designed for the 21st Century".He said: "We know that we cannot make these improvements without making savings and have had clear instructions from government on the reductions needed in support services across the NHS."While we have already made significant savings, we know there is more to do in the next three years to meet our financial targets and to help us to meet the needs of our patients and staff."This will result in us having to make some difficult decisions in the coming years, in particular reducing our staff numbers by at least 430 this financial year."
'Challenging' task
The trust said about 100 roles that could go had already been identified through its Mutually Agreed Resignation Scheme.Mr May said the trust wanted to avoid making compulsory redundancies but they could not be ruled out completely.He added: "I know this will be challenging, but our plan will ensure our services are fit for the modern world and we will provide the best environment for our staff to provide care to our patients."We will do everything we can to avoid compulsory redundancies, by not replacing staff as they retire or leave for example, and we will do everything we can to protect clinical roles."The trust, which has an annual budget of £1.8bn, made £91.2m in savings last year but still overspent by £51.6m.Its current workforce amounts to the equivalent of 18,300 full-time staff, and employment costs make up 70% of the trust's annual budget.
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