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Hospitals told to cut staff amid spiralling NHS cash crisis Hospitals are being told to shed staff to rescue the NHS from an acute funding crisis, leaving nurses and other frontline medical workers at risk of the sack.NHS regulators have taken the controversial decision despite intense concern among hospital bosses and health unions that reducing staff will hit quality of care, patient safety and staff morale, while increasing waiting times.Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA) have issued the instruction to reduce staffing almost three years after ministers ordered hospitals to do the opposite.The chief executive of one of England’s biggest trusts, speaking anonymously, said the drive to reduce staff numbers was reckless and counterproductive.The chief executive said: “They are signalling fewer people working for the NHS. What they don’t seem to appreciate is that it’s hands-on business and you need the hands on. If we aren’t careful we will be driving the NHS off a crisis cliff. The reality is that there isn’t enough money going into the NHS for it to do its job properly.”
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QuoteHospitals told to cut staff amid spiralling NHS cash crisis Hospitals are being told to shed staff to rescue the NHS from an acute funding crisis, leaving nurses and other frontline medical workers at risk of the sack.NHS regulators have taken the controversial decision despite intense concern among hospital bosses and health unions that reducing staff will hit quality of care, patient safety and staff morale, while increasing waiting times.Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA) have issued the instruction to reduce staffing almost three years after ministers ordered hospitals to do the opposite.The chief executive of one of England’s biggest trusts, speaking anonymously, said the drive to reduce staff numbers was reckless and counterproductive.The chief executive said: “They are signalling fewer people working for the NHS. What they don’t seem to appreciate is that it’s hands-on business and you need the hands on. If we aren’t careful we will be driving the NHS off a crisis cliff. The reality is that there isn’t enough money going into the NHS for it to do its job properly.”http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jan/29/hospitals-told-cut-staff-nhs-cash-crisis