NHS COST-CUTTING COULD SEE NEARLY 250 ISLE OF WIGHT HOSPITAL JOBS LOST
Almost 250 whole time equivalent (WTE) jobs at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust look set to be cut amid 'cost improvement plans'. The WTE workforce across Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and Isle of Wight NHS Trust is set to be cut by almost 800 at a saving of around £37million to both trusts. A total of 249 jobs are expected to be cut on the Island with a further 549 in Portsmouth. Across Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) and Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT), there is a combined total workforce of 10,915 WTE staff across substantive, bank and agency staff groups. A total of 2,470 of these are on the Isle of Wight with 8,845 on the mainland. It is expected that throughout this year - and into 2026 - similar challenges are to be faced in regards financial savings so that the trusts can 'deliver the scale of improvement expected of them'. To achieve this, a tighter grip is expected to fall on the temporary workforce and any recruitment activity. A spokesperson for Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and Isle of Wight NHS Trust, said: “As providers, we have a responsibility to live within our means and deliver the required performance and quality standards for our patients. Across both IWT and PHU, we have already delivered significant improvements across finance and performance in 24/25 through robust management of our temporary workforce and some transformational change including the creation of a single corporate service supporting activity across the Group. “Across Hampshire and Isle of Wight, we have all agreed common processes around vacancies, recruitment, and use of temporary workforce to help us achieve the significant financial savings required of us. “We understand these decisions may be difficult, but they are necessary in helping ensure our organisations are able to continue meeting the changing needs of our patients in a more resilient and flexible way.” It was last year that corporate services across Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and Isle of Wight NHS Trust came together to support delivery across both Trusts. As part of this consultation, a MARS scheme (Mutually Agreed Resignation Scheme) was made available and a number of vacancies were removed from existing structures and not recruited into, which provided a cost saving. The 849 page board report is available to read on the Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust website.
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Almost 250 whole time equivalent (WTE) jobs at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust look set to be cut amid 'cost improvement plans'. The WTE workforce across Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and Isle of Wight NHS Trust is set to be cut by almost 800 at a saving of around £37million to both trusts. A total of 249 jobs are expected to be cut on the Island with a further 549 in Portsmouth. Across Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) and Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT), there is a combined total workforce of 10,915 WTE staff across substantive, bank and agency staff groups. A total of 2,470 of these are on the Isle of Wight with 8,845 on the mainland. It is expected that throughout this year - and into 2026 - similar challenges are to be faced in regards financial savings so that the trusts can 'deliver the scale of improvement expected of them'. To achieve this, a tighter grip is expected to fall on the temporary workforce and any recruitment activity. A spokesperson for Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and Isle of Wight NHS Trust, said: “As providers, we have a responsibility to live within our means and deliver the required performance and quality standards for our patients. Across both IWT and PHU, we have already delivered significant improvements across finance and performance in 24/25 through robust management of our temporary workforce and some transformational change including the creation of a single corporate service supporting activity across the Group. “Across Hampshire and Isle of Wight, we have all agreed common processes around vacancies, recruitment, and use of temporary workforce to help us achieve the significant financial savings required of us. “We understand these decisions may be difficult, but they are necessary in helping ensure our organisations are able to continue meeting the changing needs of our patients in a more resilient and flexible way.” It was last year that corporate services across Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and Isle of Wight NHS Trust came together to support delivery across both Trusts. As part of this consultation, a MARS scheme (Mutually Agreed Resignation Scheme) was made available and a number of vacancies were removed from existing structures and not recruited into, which provided a cost saving. The 849 page board report is available to read on the Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust website.
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