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More woe for NHS staff, as 50,000 job cuts have recently been announced.

Announcements have been made recently that a further 50,000 jobs are to be shed across the National Health Service.

Health campaigners have concerns that the redundancies will include doctors, nurses and midwives. This is in direct contrast with announcements made towards the end of last year which were forecast at far less than the figures given.

The news has come on top of the government curtailing spending by the NHS, who in turn are putting further pressure on their managers to find even more savings due to increasing demands on the budgets provided to the whole sector.

Further cut backs are having adverse affects on most hospitals within the uk who are struggling under the financial squeeze on spending. With government incentives or the “big society” pushing to move more care out to the communities there will be less work which will translate in 50,000 jobs being cut.

Are the big society incentives resonating with the individuals it is aimed at. In one hand the government are advising individuals to share, help, get involved and really get into the spirit of close community, whilst on the other hand they are cutting more jobs in the public.