All 1,600 workers at health trust offered voluntary redundancy

All 1,600 workers at North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus have been offered voluntary redundancy

All 1,600 workers at North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus have been offered voluntary redundancy – in what has been heralded as "a big step" towards the abolition of the organisation.

As reported, the Government is axing all 152 primary care trusts in the UK, putting their responsibilities on to GPs and borough councils.

In the meantime, the North East Lincolnshire trust has been told to slash its spending by £3.8 million by the handover in 2013.

Although a spokeswoman for the CTP was keen to point out that no staff are currently facing compulsory redundancy, she confirmed every employee had been invited to "register an interest" in stepping down voluntarily.

The option will also be open to those entitled to take early retirement, and will run alongside a general cost cutting drive across the trust.

Other cost cutting measures being put in place include cutting back on administration costs, by increasing the use of "paperless" agendas and other notices – as well as reducing the number of people being referred to the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital.

However, the spokeswoman said the impact on patient care would be "minimal".

For more local reaction to the plans, see today's Grimsby Telegraph.

via thisisgrimsby.co.uk

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