NHS Voluntary Redundancies

[jmn]

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devons-l...

Apparently demand from existing staff exceeded supply.

The Article also appeared on Facebook. Public comments based on personal experience suggest that the level of treatment and care at the Exeter Hospital is poor.

[P-Jay]

jmn said:

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devons-l...

Apparently demand from existing staff exceeded supply.

The Article also appeared on Facebook. Public comments based on personal experience suggest that the level of treatment and care at the Exeter Hospital is poor.

So they expected 2% and got about 2.5%.

TBH this isn't that unusual. NHS staff have very good employment terms (to off-set the poor pay). Our local trust is also offering the same, but it's a bit daft. The volunteers have usually either already retired (they can retire after a fixed number of years, claim their final salary pension and then return to work sometimes part-time and also get their salary) or very close to retirement when, they'll get their full pension, plus a generous payment and, if they wish, apply for the next role they're qualified for, at least when the recruitment freeze is over.

Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of pissed off NHS workers who want out and will also be applying, but this sort of thing comes around every few years.

[Sheepshanks]

jmn said:

Apparently demand from existing staff exceeded supply.

My wife worked in a Civil Service agency that did a voluntary redundancy program and more than half the staff across the country applied - and the offer wasn’t that good.

It would have ceased to function if they’d let them all go.

It shook them a bit that so many staff hated working there so much they wanted to leave.


Anyway, I thought the NHS had 100,000 vacancies - can’t workforces planning be a better organised?

[Countdown]

Sheepshanks said:

Anyway, I thought the NHS had 100,000 vacancies - can t workforces planning be a better organised?

AIUI they're not really vacancies as they don't have the money to fill those posts.

[bigpriest]

Sheepshanks said:

jmn said:

Apparently demand from existing staff exceeded supply.

My wife worked in a Civil Service agency that did a voluntary redundancy program and more than half the staff across the country applied - and the offer wasn t that good.

It would have ceased to function if they d let them all go.

It shook them a bit that so many staff hated working there so much they wanted to leave.


Anyway, I thought the NHS had 100,000 vacancies - can t workforces planning be a better organised?

A re-structure or complying with Government demands for cost reductions means freezing recruitment to vacancies. Existing staff are expected to get on with things. That's how it usually works.

[jmn]

Different Employer but my local University will also be cutting jobs as well, around 500 by the end of the year.