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| NHS trust announces 600 job cuts | NHS trust announces 600 job cuts |
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| A North Yorkshire NHS trust is to axe 600 jobs - a third of its workforce - under plans to save £10m, union leaders have been told. | A North Yorkshire NHS trust is to axe 600 jobs - a third of its workforce - under plans to save £10m, union leaders have been told. |
| Managers from the Scarborough and North East Yorkshire NHS Trust gave the news to staff on Wednesday. | Managers from the Scarborough and North East Yorkshire NHS Trust gave the news to staff on Wednesday. |
| Unison regional officer Ray Gray said the redundancies were a "disaster" for health services and would have a "devastating" impact on the area. | Unison regional officer Ray Gray said the redundancies were a "disaster" for health services and would have a "devastating" impact on the area. |
| The union is now seeking talks with Health Secretary Alan Johnson. | |
| It comes off the back of a series of jobs cuts across the NHS in England in recent years as health bosses have struggled to balance the books. | |
| Latest figures from the NHS Information Centre show that 17,000 posts have been closed in the last 12 months alone. | |
| However, this has only amounted to about 1,500 compulsory redundancies as trusts have imposed recruitment freezes. | |
| The North Yorkshire trust runs Scarbrough General and Bridlington District hospitals. A spokesman said it would make a statement on the cuts later on Wednesday. | |
| 'Grave concern' | 'Grave concern' |
| Mr Gray said: "Job losses on this scale are completely unsustainable. It would devastate the NHS in this part of Yorkshire and have a profoundly damaging effect on the local economy. | Mr Gray said: "Job losses on this scale are completely unsustainable. It would devastate the NHS in this part of Yorkshire and have a profoundly damaging effect on the local economy. |
| "How the trust has ended up in this dire situation is a matter of grave concern and we are seeking urgent talks with the Secretary of State for Health to find a way of saving the jobs and the health service in the Scarborough district. | "How the trust has ended up in this dire situation is a matter of grave concern and we are seeking urgent talks with the Secretary of State for Health to find a way of saving the jobs and the health service in the Scarborough district. |
| "Job losses on this scale are unprecedented and it is vital that the government steps in to stop the disaster happening." | "Job losses on this scale are unprecedented and it is vital that the government steps in to stop the disaster happening." |
| The trust was established in 1992 and covers one of the largest geographical areas in England. | The trust was established in 1992 and covers one of the largest geographical areas in England. |