Over 150 Glasgow health jobs at risk as 'gravely concerning' cuts agreed

Around 150 jobs are set to go after a “gravely concerning” package of cuts was agreed to help plug a financial deficit of over £36 million in Glasgow’s health and social care services.

More details on the impact on jobs are expected in May, but redeploying staff, not filling vacancies and voluntary redundancies will all be considered. Staff can claim double time for up to 12.5 public holidays per year, but it had been proposed to reduce this to 6.5. Ms Wearing said: “We’ve also got a responsibility to make sure that the IJB is sustainable. Our external auditors presented their audit report which showed us as ‘red’ for sustainability, so we do need to acknowledge that. We can’t ignore that.”

Ms Wearing said the proposed savings are “the best options from out professional view” and the “least worst options” had been presented. Join Glasgow Live's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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