'Resignation scheme' launched as some of Greater Manchester's biggest hospitals face multi-million pound debts
manchestereveningnews.co.ukOne of the largest NHS trusts, operating some of the biggest hospitals in Greater Manchester is being forced to make huge savings amid a multi-million pound deficit.
The NHS trust has announced that it has opened a ‘voluntary resignation scheme’ - but bosses deny this is a redundancy scheme, the Manchester Evening News can exclusively report.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Trust (NCA) has a deficit of £46.5m, £37.5m worse than the planned deficit of just £9m for the year to date and growing, according to financial reports shared at the beginning of November.
The trust is on a cost improvement plan to make savings of an eye-watering £87.8m. The Northern Care Alliance is one of the most significant trusts in Greater Manchester and the north west, operating Salford Royal Hospital, the Royal Oldham Hospital, Fairfield General Hospital, and Rochdale Infirmary, with approximately 20,000 staff.
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