Job cuts at the NHS Trust

A hospital trust is preparing to make up to 350 job cuts, including some clinical roles, according to a union.

University Hospital's North Midlands Trust has said it was facing pressure on its budgets as well as increased demand on its services as winter approaches.

The trust confirmed it was launching a time-limited voluntary redundancy scheme and a period of restricted recruitment. Patient safety and continuity remained its priority, it added.

Ian Syme, a campaigner for NHS improvements, said the trust needed to address waiting lists and its urgent and emergency care services, which he felt were currently failing the local community.