Top-rated mental health trust asked to save £24m
An NHS trust could lose up to 330 posts and a union says there will be "consequences" for patients.
East London NHS Foundation Trust, rated "outstanding" by the health watchdog, is facing the need to cut £24.1m from its budget this year. The trust, which serves around 1.8 million people in east London and Bedfordshire, could see up to 330 job losses among its workforce of 6,000. The union Unite has warned that these cuts could significantly impact services, with some 40 posts potentially being axed through reduced spending on temporary staff and a smaller number of positions being eliminated from non-clinical and corporate roles.
The trust is planning to redesign nine front-line services, including child and adolescent mental health services, addiction services, adult mental health crisis and community services, and talking therapies. A Labour MP for Poplar & Limehouse highlighted concerns about the targeted cuts to mental health care services, emphasizing the importance of these services for patient well-being.
The Department of Health and Social Care has expressed its commitment to improving the quality and sustainability of NHS services, including mental health support.
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