NHS cutbacks and closures- 7500 latest roll call review

NHS hospital job cuts that will run into more than 7,500 have been announced in recent weeks as the NHS struggles to balance the books. Here is a timetable of the announcements:

13 April- 800 NHS jobs axed
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust is to shed up to 800 jobs at its three Birmingham and Black Country sites, it said at a budget meeting. Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust has an annual budget of £308m, more than 7,000 staff and serves a population of 500,000.

Its budget will fall to £303m in the next financial year and a £3m debt has to be repaid. It said expenditure on staff rose from £180m in 2003/4 to £217m last year.

11 April- 500 NHS jobs axed
The West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust said up to 500 jobs would have to go in the next 12 to 18 months to help tackle debts of £28.6m.

The trust said it would cut back on temporary staff - reducing the number of permanent staff affected.

7 April- 200 NHS jobs axed
York Hospital is to cut 200 jobs in a move to save £2.5m. The savings from jobs are part of a wider £7m cost-cutting package.

6 April- 720 NHS jobs axed
The Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust announces 720 losses. It needs to save £30m.

5 April- 300 NHS jobs axed
The Royal United Hospital NHS Trust in Bath announces that 300 jobs are to go.

4 April- 400 NHS jobs axed
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, which manages Crawley Hospital and East Surrey Hospital, announces 400 jobs cuts as it tries to reduce a £2m a month overspend and a total debt of £41.2m.

3 April- 160 NHS jobs axed
Up to 160 jobs to go at the Medway Maritime Hospital in Gillingham, Kent, the trust confirms. It needs to save £11m in 2006-07 and claw back a £1m overspend from last year.

29 March- 575 NHS jobs axed
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust announces plans to cut 325 posts to save £10m.

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust in Woolwich says up to 100 jobs could go to save £10m.

Mid Staffordshire General Hospitals NHS Trust plans to cut more than 150 jobs, to save £10m next year.

28 March- 100 NHS jobs axed
Gloucestershire Health NHS Community confirms plans to close an 86-bed hospital and says jobs may also go.

27 March
The Norwich and Norfolk University Hospital says it will need to make cuts to address a £22m shortfall.

24 March- 74 NHS jobs axed
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust says 74 jobs including 21 specialist specialist nursing jobs are "at risk".

23 March- 700 NHS jobs axed
East Kent Hospitals Trust gives warning of possible cuts to claw back a £35m deficit.

County Durham and Darlington Acute Hospitals NHS Trust announces up to 700 job cuts over the next three years.

22 March- 670 NHS jobs axed
Queen Mary's, Sidcup, south-east London says it will consult over the loss of 190 jobs.

The Royal Free Hospital, north-west London, announces 480 posts and 100 beds cut to save £25m and reduce a £13m deficit.

20 March- 800 NHS jobs axed

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust announces around 200 job cuts to make savings of £22m.

About 300 job losses are announced at Shropshire's two main hospitals, the Princess Royal Hospital and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

Health chiefs announce 300 job cuts in Wolverhampton to claw back a £38m deficit.

16 March- 1000 NHS jobs axed
Up to 1,000 jobs to go at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, with up to 750 compulsory redundancies.

13 March- 185 NHS jobs axed
Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Trust will lose 185 jobs and plans to shut an operating theatre to save £2m.

10 March
The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, which has £17.5m debt, says there will be major job losses.

8 March- 300 NHS jobs axed
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust, which is facing an £8.1m shortfall, announces it is set to cut 300 staff.

Surrey and Sussex Strategic Health Authority says it is expecting an £83m deficit.

1 March
Selby and York Primary Care Trust announces jobs will have to go as part of a plan to tackle debts of £23.7m.