NHS workforce falls by 11,000
The number of people working in the NHS fell by 11,000 in the last quarter of 2006, official figures reveal. Health unions said the loss across the UK, revealed in Office for National Statistics, would "inevitably have a negative impact on patient care". Total full and part time NHS staff numbers are estimated by the ONS as being 1,222,000.
James Johnson, head of the British Medical Association said NHS trusts were under pressure to balance their books, leading to posts being cut.
And nurses' leaders warned workforce cuts would damage patient care.
Dr Peter Carter, general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), added: "These alarming figures confirm what the RCN has long been warning - that deficits are leading to serious cuts in the NHS workforce.
"This can only have a damaging impact on patients and services. That's why we are urging the government to work with us to replace short-term cuts with a long-term recovery plan."
Mr Johnson added: "This is devastating for the staff who are made redundant and demoralising for those who are left to cover the work.
"Although the majority of job losses are non-medical, they will inevitably have a negative impact on patient care."
Andrew Lansley, the Shadow Health Secretary, said: "What's demoralising for NHS staff is that the incompetence and mismanagement of this Labour Government has meant that after additional investment expanded staffing numbers in the NHS, financial deficits now mean hospitals are cutting back on the number of jobs.
"The loss of posts directly contributes to the fact that nurses, physiotherapists and others leaving college cannot find jobs."
From:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6450303.stm
The Office for National Statistics's analysis that 11,000 NHS job were cut last year proves bliar's lie that only "a few hundred" NHS staff have lost their jobs due to his under funding.
On 19 Oct 06- Health Direct posted: NHS does not know how many jobs are being axed in recent cutbacks and closures
The newly appointed chief executive of the National Health Service admitted that he did not know how many jobs would be lost this year as a result of budget cuts and reorganisation.
David Nicholson was challenged on the impact on jobs of English NHS trusts plunging £523 million into the red at a press conference called by the Prime Minister to highlight health service reforms. "Out of touch" bliar claimed "only a few hundred" NHS jobs were axed.
Health Direct also reported that the claim by bliar that compulsory redundancies would number only "a few hundred" was described by Dave Prentice the head of the Unison union as showing how out of touch with the real world the prime minister had become.
In comparison to bliar's discredited spin, Health Direct counted 19,568 NHS staff job cuts that were announced during 2006 as the NHS struggled to balance the books.
James Johnson, head of the British Medical Association said NHS trusts were under pressure to balance their books, leading to posts being cut.
And nurses' leaders warned workforce cuts would damage patient care.
Dr Peter Carter, general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), added: "These alarming figures confirm what the RCN has long been warning - that deficits are leading to serious cuts in the NHS workforce.
"This can only have a damaging impact on patients and services. That's why we are urging the government to work with us to replace short-term cuts with a long-term recovery plan."
Mr Johnson added: "This is devastating for the staff who are made redundant and demoralising for those who are left to cover the work.
"Although the majority of job losses are non-medical, they will inevitably have a negative impact on patient care."
Andrew Lansley, the Shadow Health Secretary, said: "What's demoralising for NHS staff is that the incompetence and mismanagement of this Labour Government has meant that after additional investment expanded staffing numbers in the NHS, financial deficits now mean hospitals are cutting back on the number of jobs.
"The loss of posts directly contributes to the fact that nurses, physiotherapists and others leaving college cannot find jobs."
From:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6450303.stm
The Office for National Statistics's analysis that 11,000 NHS job were cut last year proves bliar's lie that only "a few hundred" NHS staff have lost their jobs due to his under funding.
On 19 Oct 06- Health Direct posted: NHS does not know how many jobs are being axed in recent cutbacks and closures
The newly appointed chief executive of the National Health Service admitted that he did not know how many jobs would be lost this year as a result of budget cuts and reorganisation.
David Nicholson was challenged on the impact on jobs of English NHS trusts plunging £523 million into the red at a press conference called by the Prime Minister to highlight health service reforms. "Out of touch" bliar claimed "only a few hundred" NHS jobs were axed.
Health Direct also reported that the claim by bliar that compulsory redundancies would number only "a few hundred" was described by Dave Prentice the head of the Unison union as showing how out of touch with the real world the prime minister had become.
In comparison to bliar's discredited spin, Health Direct counted 19,568 NHS staff job cuts that were announced during 2006 as the NHS struggled to balance the books.
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