JOBS will be axed and services reduced at Sheffield Children's Hospital after cash-strapped bosses revealed they have to save millions of pounds.
A total of £9 million has to be cut from the hospital's annual budget of £100 million over the next three years, it has been revealed
Worst hit is the hospital's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service unit, where the budget is being cut by 20 per cent meaning a reduction of nursing staff and the loss of a therapist.
In some other departments, staff who leave are not being replaced and the number of youngsters treated as outpatients is to be increased.
Efficiency savings include using cheaper products, withdrawing meal subsidies for staff, greater energy efficiency and cutting back on use of maintenance staff out of normal working.
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This is awful,as its always been considered one of the top(if not the top) childrens hospital in England.

There Should Be Swift Action On This Bye Sheffield People As Its Our Children The Hospital Is There For This Needs To Be Done Fast As I Bet They Willl Start Saving Fast

I Not Realy Sure What Can Be Done But Surely There Some People Out There That Know If You Need Petions Signing Ext Ill Help

Come On Need As Many As Possible To Help Stop This

donate to childrens hospital rather than pay council tax?

was shocked when i read this in star, i'm up for signing a petion, we need the childrens hospital all areas ear, nose and throat, mental health, ect theres been folks on here saying theres not enough done in mental health for kids now there takeing cash from it:loopy: stop it now

maybe a charity football match SUFC and SWFC?

Any cut to children's and adolescents' mental health provision will mean far far greater costs further down the line (minus the sympathy from the general public). :nod:

maybe a charity football match SUFC and SWFC?

Seems like a fair idea, but one match won't save the unit longterm

Seems like a fair idea, but one match won't save the unit longterm
well seen as there aint a derby, and hopefully next year labour can get their f£$$% a£$% into gear, today i had a survey sent through post asking fixed questions about how they could improve my gp, well for starters im not at that gp anymore, 2nd fixed questions with fixed answers are a bit pointless, 3rd the cost of survey could be used to pay for health care!
isnt there too many bureacrats in the nhs that don't need to be, im sure soon it will be full of highly paid managers who say "sorry no health care available here, as we cant afford healthcare staff" (when some managers wage would pay for a doctor and 2 nurses a porter and cleaner/more)