27,000 nursing jobs to go as NHS braces for cuts
source: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/27000-nursing-jobs-t...
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The independent reports on the job cuts faced by the NHS, which was stated to be safe from the government's spending review. One figure stated by the Royal College of Nurses estimated 27,000 posts will be lost in the NHS with 3,800 in Wales.
"Across the UK, the RCN said almost 27,000 NHS posts were already earmarked for cuts, despite health service spending being "ring-fenced" in England.
The posts identified included nurses, midwives, health care assistants, clinical support staff, doctors, medical consultants and administrative staff"-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11737951
Independent connects the cuts in NHS spending to the £20bn savings needed by 2014 to cope with an ageing population and the realistic 0.5% cut in the NHS.
"The NHS was awarded a real-terms rise of 0.1 per cent a year in the spending review last month. But £1bn a year of that is to be diverted to social care and up to £300m will go on next year's VAT rise, leaving the NHS facing a real terms cut of 0.5 per cent."-Independent
"Across the UK, the RCN said almost 27,000 NHS posts were already earmarked for cuts, despite health service spending being "ring-fenced" in England.
The posts identified included nurses, midwives, health care assistants, clinical support staff, doctors, medical consultants and administrative staff"-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11737951
Independent connects the cuts in NHS spending to the £20bn savings needed by 2014 to cope with an ageing population and the realistic 0.5% cut in the NHS.
"The NHS was awarded a real-terms rise of 0.1 per cent a year in the spending review last month. But £1bn a year of that is to be diverted to social care and up to £300m will go on next year's VAT rise, leaving the NHS facing a real terms cut of 0.5 per cent."-Independent
