Up to 30 NHS staff in Liverpool could lose their jobs as services including exercise classes for dementia patients and anti-smoking sessions face the axe.
Liverpool council is cutting the amount of cash it gives to Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust (LCH) – leaving staff in a “difficult and uncertain time”, according to trade union Unison.
Services that could be cut include healthy eating campaigns, stop smoking sessions for pregnant women, exercise classes for dementia sufferers and work to promote dental health. Unison warned the cuts will damage the city’s health in the long run by storing up problems for the future. A statement from the union said 30 LCH staff now fear losing their jobs due to the cuts.
Full story in The Liverpool Echo 17 February 2016