A record 6 NHS hospitals closures announced in one day in one county
Health Direct’s blog has been chronicling the sad demise of the NHS for over two and half years, but until today we have yet to observe the record of six NHS hospitals being closed in one day in only one county. Massive cuts to health services across Gloucestershire will see 500 job losses- many compulsory, community hospitals closed and maternity services moved to help balance a £38 million deficit.
A string of community hospitals are to close and up to 500 jobs will be lost to help balance a £38 million deficit, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said today. The PCTs face a funding gap of £23 million and the county's NHS provider trusts face a deficit of £15 million. The Dilke Memorial Hospital and the Lydney and District Hospital, Winchcombe Hospital and Berkeley Hospital are all set to be closed. Stroud's Maternity Hospital will close this year as part of the plans.
The previously suggested closure of the 86-bed Delancey Hospital in Leckhampton was also confirmed. The beds to go include those already closed at Fairford and Tetbury
The Maternity ward in Cheltenham will also be closed down following on from the recent closure of the childrens' ward. Further bed reductions at the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and the Cheltenham General Hospital were also announced.
The previous sorry record was set only last week on Friday 5th May when Health Direct noted 800 NHS jobs were to be axed from four hospitals in north Manchester The cuts are at the Pennine Acute Trust at North Manchester General, Royal Oldham, Rochdale Infirmary and the Fairfield General Hospital in Bury.
Unions have reacted angrily to the announcement warning of possible strikes with Tanya Palmer, regional officer for Unison south west, saying "Unison will do everything in its power to safeguard its members' jobs and maintain the high standard of public health services now at risk, which could ultimately mean taking lawful industrial action."
Mervyn Dawe, branch secretary of Unison's Severn health branch, said the "effect on services to patients and serv
A string of community hospitals are to close and up to 500 jobs will be lost to help balance a £38 million deficit, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said today. The PCTs face a funding gap of £23 million and the county's NHS provider trusts face a deficit of £15 million. The Dilke Memorial Hospital and the Lydney and District Hospital, Winchcombe Hospital and Berkeley Hospital are all set to be closed. Stroud's Maternity Hospital will close this year as part of the plans.
The previously suggested closure of the 86-bed Delancey Hospital in Leckhampton was also confirmed. The beds to go include those already closed at Fairford and Tetbury
The Maternity ward in Cheltenham will also be closed down following on from the recent closure of the childrens' ward. Further bed reductions at the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and the Cheltenham General Hospital were also announced.
The previous sorry record was set only last week on Friday 5th May when Health Direct noted 800 NHS jobs were to be axed from four hospitals in north Manchester The cuts are at the Pennine Acute Trust at North Manchester General, Royal Oldham, Rochdale Infirmary and the Fairfield General Hospital in Bury.
Unions have reacted angrily to the announcement warning of possible strikes with Tanya Palmer, regional officer for Unison south west, saying "Unison will do everything in its power to safeguard its members' jobs and maintain the high standard of public health services now at risk, which could ultimately mean taking lawful industrial action."
Mervyn Dawe, branch secretary of Unison's Severn health branch, said the "effect on services to patients and serv
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