All 1,600 workers at health trust offered voluntary redundancy
All 1,600 workers at North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus have been offered voluntary redundancy – in what has been heralded as "a big step" towards the abolition of the organisation.
As reported, the Government is axing all 152 primary care trusts in the UK, putting their responsibilities on to GPs and borough councils.
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All 1,600 workers at North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus have been offered voluntary redundancy
In the meantime, the North East Lincolnshire trust has been told to slash its spending by £3.8 million by the handover in 2013.
Although a spokeswoman for the CTP was keen to point out that no staff are currently facing compulsory redundancy, she confirmed every employee had been invited to "register an interest" in stepping down voluntarily.
The option will also be open to those entitled to take early retirement, and will run alongside a general cost cutting drive across the trust.
Other cost cutting measures being put in place include cutting back on administration costs, by increasing the use of "paperless" agendas and other notices – as well as reducing the number of people being referred to the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital.
However, the spokeswoman said the impact on patient care would be "minimal".
For more local reaction to the plans, see today's Grimsby Telegraph.
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by KEITH, IN THE VACINITY
Saturday, August 14 2010, 9:17AM
“BY THE WAY DONT MOAN ABOUT ME SHOUTING SOMEBODY HAS TOO TOO GET THE PEOPLE TO SEE SENSE”
by KEITH, SOMEWHERE IN THE VACINITY
Saturday, August 14 2010, 9:15AM
“I TOLD YOU SO THE TORIES WILL RUIN EVERYTHING CUT JOBS SAVE MONEY PUT PEOPLE ON BENEFIT I DONT THINK THIS IS THE WAY TO BALANCE THE ECONOMY PUT PEOPLE OUT OF WORK THE TORIES DO THIS ALL TIME THEN MOAN ABOUT THE BENEFIT THERE PAYING THEM I THINK THEY DONT WANT TO GIVE BENEFIT TO ANYONE LETS GET THEM OUT BEFORE THEY DESTROY THIS COUNTRY ONCE AND FOR ALL MARK MY WORDS THE PEOPLE WILL REBEL WITH STRIKES AND RIOTS WHEN THESE CUTS REALLY HIT THEM”
by Anthony WALKER, Louth
Saturday, August 14 2010, 8:39AM
“Frank, It is not, and never has been, any Government's Job to provide employment. It is their responsibility to provide the right climate for others, non-government bodies and Individuals to create jobs/employment. The Government is there to administer the affairs of state - in other words make sure that the money that we pay in various forms of taxation is wisely and justly spent - some of which goes to pay for those services that you get. You, in fact like the rest of us, owe the State a living. The State does not owe you anything - whether or not you are a Labour, Conservative, or Liberal Supporter!
It is the party whom you laud who has created this economic problem and spent the money that we don't have. The NHs was founded on a carefully calculated formulae and expanded over the years as more finance, paid for by taxation, became available.
All those things you get from the State come from Taxation of some description and at some source!”
by Frank Stokes, Grimsby
Friday, August 13 2010, 4:40PM
“Citizen 0 - If the economy is strong and there is enough money, the government SHOULD create employment. That is what they did, they took a millions of people off benefits and put them into work, either through direct employment or through various other methods.
Let's not forget that the Labour Party took this country from the absolute pits (massive unemployment, NHS in pieces, crumbling schools, up and down economy), and basically turned it on it's head. The only reason things has happened is because of the WORLD banking crisis, and obvioulsy cuts need to be made to get our finances on an even keel. I just hope the ConDem coalition don't go too far with the cuts, but then again it will be nice to see the back of them in 2015.”
by Citizen 0, Ex GY
Friday, August 13 2010, 4:30PM
“About time all these Liebour NON JOBS got canned. It was unsustainable. The country was bankrupted.
Of course we still get typical lefty claptrap on here, how else would have Chutney Mitchell got back in?
Fell the pain for a while but eventually it'll come back around.”