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21/03/2004: 2100
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100 Health Staff to lose jobs in cash crisis?
SOUNDBITE: "We're on the 'road to nowhere' " claims health union.
Relationships between trade unions and management at crisis-hit Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust continue to plummet after news that up to 100 redundancies are imminent. CEO Chris Appleby is announcing the news to staff at so-called 'Executive Road shows' at each of the four main hospital sites. At the Trust Board meeting held earlier in the month, it had already been revealed that 170 posts were at risk but is was felt that a strategy of not filling vacant posts could avoid the need for redundancies.
UNISON-PAH Branch Secretary Pete Hinchliffe said, " Staff are extremely worried by this latest news and we are asking for full information from the Trust so that we can make a case to save as many of our members jobs as possible. We have pointed out to the CEO that staff were assured that jobs would not be at risk when the four former health Trusts merged less that two years ago. Mr Appleby has repeatedly told us that it is now time to move on. What he forgets to mention is that for many staff, this 'moving on' seems to be taking place on the 'road to nowhere'. We have informed all our local MP's and are hoping for firm support from them. "
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NOTES TO EDITORS
- Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust was formed in 2004 following a merger of four local health trusts based in Bury, North Manchester, Oldham & Rochdale.
- CT Scanning Radiography Staff are already involved in industrial action at two Pennine Hospital over out of hours payments.
- A strike by porters and domestic staff employed by ISS Mediclean Fairfield and North Manchester General Hospitals is due to start on March 29th.
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