Campaigners in Health Cuts Protest

Clare Stubbs | 23rd July 2006

Campaigners from across Cornwall travelled to Cheltenham on Saturday to protest about NHS cuts in the region.

Administration staff at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust in Truro were told their jobs may be at risk on Friday. However, they were assured by managers a 30 day consultation period would take place first.

Receptionists and secretaries will be the most affected by what is being called an “organisation restructure” and is part of the trust’s plan to cut a £13m deficit.

Stuart Roden, a reresentative of trade union Unison, said: “We want to stop the privatisation of the redundancies and stop the cuts.”