LABOUR MP QUIGLEY SAYS FRONTLINE ROLES SAFE AT ST MARY'S DESPITE NHS JOB CUT PLAN
Richard Quigley MP says that he has been assured that no frontline roles will be cut at St Mary's Hospital as part of plans to cull 250 local jobs. Island MP has said “no front-line roles” will be cut at St Mary’s Hospital after meeting with unions and the Isle of Wight NHS Trust. The Labour MP for Isle of Wight West recently met with unions and the Isle of Wight NHS Trust following news that around 10% of whole time equivalent (WTE) jobs within the Trust are at risk as part of ‘cost improvement plans’. The Trust says that workforce reduction is a key aspect of its operating plan for 2025/26. A total of 249 roles have been selected for cutbacks out of 2,470 WTE roles across substantive, bank and agency staff groups at St Mary’s Hospital, equivalent to a saving of £10.8million. Mr Quigley has said: “I spoke to Unison and the Trust last week, no job losses are confirmed. Should any be made, it will be in back-office functions, removing duplication. No front-line roles will be cut. “The reorganisation of the NHS is focused on improving care and outcomes and removing bureaucracy that slow the system down. Our focus is reducing waiting times and improving health. “I’ll keep in close contact with Unison and the trust as more information becomes available.” His comments follow Unison’s warning last week that losing vital health worker roles will 'simply place more strain on services already creaking at the seams'. The public sector union’s south east regional organiser, James Smith, said: “The pressure on the NHS is unsustainable. Tackling the growing demand and ensuring patients get the timely care they deserve won’t be achieved by cutting jobs. “What’s certain is that losing vital health worker roles will simply place more strain on services already creaking at the seams and will cost more in the long run.” The Isle of Wight NHS Trust previously said that while it understands ‘these decisions are difficult’, it needs to ‘go further’ than it did last year to ‘achieve the significant financial savings required of us’.
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Richard Quigley MP says that he has been assured that no frontline roles will be cut at St Mary's Hospital as part of plans to cull 250 local jobs. Island MP has said “no front-line roles” will be cut at St Mary’s Hospital after meeting with unions and the Isle of Wight NHS Trust. The Labour MP for Isle of Wight West recently met with unions and the Isle of Wight NHS Trust following news that around 10% of whole time equivalent (WTE) jobs within the Trust are at risk as part of ‘cost improvement plans’. The Trust says that workforce reduction is a key aspect of its operating plan for 2025/26. A total of 249 roles have been selected for cutbacks out of 2,470 WTE roles across substantive, bank and agency staff groups at St Mary’s Hospital, equivalent to a saving of £10.8million. Mr Quigley has said: “I spoke to Unison and the Trust last week, no job losses are confirmed. Should any be made, it will be in back-office functions, removing duplication. No front-line roles will be cut. “The reorganisation of the NHS is focused on improving care and outcomes and removing bureaucracy that slow the system down. Our focus is reducing waiting times and improving health. “I’ll keep in close contact with Unison and the trust as more information becomes available.” His comments follow Unison’s warning last week that losing vital health worker roles will 'simply place more strain on services already creaking at the seams'. The public sector union’s south east regional organiser, James Smith, said: “The pressure on the NHS is unsustainable. Tackling the growing demand and ensuring patients get the timely care they deserve won’t be achieved by cutting jobs. “What’s certain is that losing vital health worker roles will simply place more strain on services already creaking at the seams and will cost more in the long run.” The Isle of Wight NHS Trust previously said that while it understands ‘these decisions are difficult’, it needs to ‘go further’ than it did last year to ‘achieve the significant financial savings required of us’.
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