Commenting on new proposals for significant cuts to the workforce at the central body of NHS England announced on Monday, UNISON head of health Helga Pile said:
“Staff will be understandably concerned about this sudden change of direction.
“The number of redundancies being sought at NHS England has trebled in just a matter of weeks.
“Employees there have already been through the mill with endless rounds of reorganisation. What was already a stressful prospect has now become more like a nightmare.
“Fixing a broken NHS needs a proper plan, with central bodies resourced and managed effectively so local services are supported.
“Rushing through cuts brings a risk of creating a further, more complicated mess and could ultimately hold the NHS back. That would let down the very people who need it most, the patients.”
