The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
South West; Gloucestershire; Wiltshire and North Somerset
Location of affected unit(s)
Royal United Hospital, Bath.
Sector
Health / Social Work Human Health Services And Activities Human Health Activities 86.1 - Hospital activities
200 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
5 April 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The Royal United Hospital has anounced that it expects to make only 200 job cuts rather than the 300 announced. The 650-bed hospital, which employs 3,500 staff, must make £13.2m savings. The trust also plans to reduce costs by discharging patients 'as soon as clinically possible' and halting the use of agency staff. The job cuts in Bath will follow a restructuring programme which the trust says will make the hospital 'work more effectively'. A statement says it will stop using specialist agency staff from April 2006, and stop using agency employees altogether from May 2006.
Chief Executive Mark Davies said the reduction in job losses had been achieved through the hard work of staff, managers and trade union representatives.
Sources
27 July 2006: BBC Website
5 April 2006: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Royal United Hospital, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 63300, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63300.
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