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Nearly 21,000 NHS roles to be axed by 2028, Study by Unison says
The union said vacancy freezes and restructuring could affect 3,600 clinical posts as trusts try to close a £1.1 billion deficit.
- Research from the public services union Unison indicates at least 21,000 roles across the NHS in England are due to be cut by 2028 as health trusts struggle to balance their books.
- Efforts to meet the Government's demand for trust budgets to break even from this year are driving workforce reductions across hospital, community, and mental health services, the union said.
- Trusts are planning to reduce roles through vacancy freezes, restructuring, and reduced agency worker usage, impacting nurses and other clinical staff alongside support posts, Unison stated.
- Unison head of health Helga Pile warned that "cutting thousands of NHS jobs is the wrong answer" when staff are already stretched, noting morale is through the floor as workers worry about job security.
- A Department of Health and Social care spokesperson cited an extra £26 billion invested, claiming this enabled hiring 12,000 doctors, 16,000 nurses, and 8,000 mental health workers compared to July 2024.
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Daily MirrorAt least 21,000 NHS jobs to be axed by 2028, Unison bosses claim
Head of health at Unison said that morale is 'through the floor'
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The Independent (US)Thousands of NHS staff face job cuts across England amid funding crisis
Unison claimed multiple NHS trusts are being asked to make cost savings wherever they can
·London, United Kingdom
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NHS to slash over 21,000 jobs while health privateers make fortune in profits
At least 21,000 jobs in the NHS will be cut in health trusts across England by 2028 as they struggle to meet the Labour government’s demands that NHS trusts balance their books. Research carried out by the Unison union reveals that cuts to nursing and other clinical staff are being prepared, as well as support post reductions through freezing employment and ‘restructuring’ of the NHS to meet Labour’s demand for trust budgets to break even from t…
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