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*ACK #LARK $UE TO A REDUCTION IN FUNDING BY THE 3TRATEGIC (EALTH !UTHORITY THE 3CHOOL OF .URSING AND -IDWIFERY .!- IS BEING FORCED TO PUT A CAP ON INTAKE AND LET GO STAFF EQUIVA LENT TO FULL TIME POSTS +ATE 'UYON DEAN OF .!- AN TICIPATES THAT hSTAFF MORALE WILL BE BADLY AFFECTED n STUDENTS TOO n AS THEY GRIEVE FOR THEIR COLLEAGUES AND LECTURERS v 4HIS COMES AT A TIME WHEN THE INTAKE IS ALREADY UNDER l NANCIAL STRESS FROM THE RE CENTLY INCREASED TUITION FEES 4HIS IS HAPPENING DUE TO THE GOVERNMENT MISMANAGEMENT $URING THE .(3 WAITING LIST CRISES THAT MADE HEADLINES A FEW YEARS AGO THE GOVERNMENT INCREASED STAFF TO SPEED THE TRAINING OF NEW
NURSES 4HE SHORT TERM GAIN WAS THE REDUCTION IN WAITING TIMES WHICH THE COUNTRY IS CURRENTLY SUPPOSEDLY EXPERIENCING 4HE LONG TERM GAIN n IT SEEMS n WILL NOT MATERIALISE FOR STUDENT NURSES OR FOR THAT MATTER THEIR TEACHERS 'UYON BELIEVES THAT THE l RINGS ARE DUE TO EDUCATION BUDGETS THAT hWERE RAIDED TO MEET .(3 DEl CITS v 3HE GOES ON TO SAY THAT THE .(3 hSEEMS UNABLE TO PLAN HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE WITHOUT BUST AND BOOM EVENTS v &UNDING FOR .!- IS PREDOMI NANTLY VIA AN .(3 CONTRACT WITH THE 3TRATEGIC (EALTH !UTHORITY 5%! DOES NOT SPECIl CALLY FUND ANYTHING AND ITS l NANCIAL ROLE IS A MINOR ONE .ONETHELESS IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE 5NIVERSITY USED RESERVE FUNDS IN TO KEEP STAFF EM PLOYED THAT WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN LET GO (OWEVER IT WAS JUST A STOPGAP MEASURE AND THIS YEAR
n WITH GREATER CUTS IN FUNDING n IT S BEING FORCED TO RESTRUCTURE /N THE TH OF -ARCH 'UY ON CIRCULATED A LETTER TO ALL .!- STUDENTS INFORMING THEM OF THE CHANGES 3HE MADE IT CLEAR THAT hRE STRUCTURING WILL BE DONE ON THE BA SIS OF HOW TO MAKE SURE THE SCHOOL WILL WORK IN THE FUTURE v 4ESSA .ORTH ACADEMIC OFl CER STRESSES THAT 5%! DID NOT SAY hOH WE DON T FEEL LIKE SPENDING MONEY ON .!- SO YOU RE GOING TO HAVE TO LET STAFF GO v 4HE REDUNDANCY COMMITTEE WILL MEET IN !PRIL -AY AND *UNE DURING WHICH IT WILL CARRY OUT IN TERVIEWS AND MATCH STAFF TO POSTS 4HERE WILL BE A COUNCIL MEETING TO RATIFY THE DECISIONS IN *ULY AND IF AGREED THE NOTICE PERIODS WILL COM MENCE FROM THAT POINT 'IVEN THE CHANGEABILITY OF GOVERNMENT FUNDING IT IS IMPOS
SIBLE TO PREDICT THE EFFECT THAT THE RESTRUCTURING WILL HAVE IN THE LONG TERM BUT IN THE SHORT TERM IT IS CER TAIN THAT .!- WILL BE DESTABILISED DURING THE EXAM PERIOD 4HE EFFECT OF HAVING THE TEACHING STAFF UNDER PRESSURE n THEY WILL BE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR JOBS MAY EFFECT TEACH ING QUALITY POSING RISKS TO FUTURE PATIENTS OF THE TRAINEE NURSES !NDREW "LAKESLEY CHAIR OF THE .!- STUDENT COUNCIL WAS SO WOR RIED BY THE CUTS THAT HE WROTE A LETTER TO 4ONY "LAIR APPEALING FOR MORE FUNDING 4HE LETTER OPENED WITH h) WRITE TO YOU IN DARK AND ANXIOUS TIMES WHERE MORALE IS LOWv AND WENT ON TO VOICE WORRIES OVER THE QUALITY OF TEACHING AND THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE (E POINTED OUT THAT ,ORD (UNT S REPORT WHICH FEATURED IN THE .URSING 3TANDARD hSTATED A PROPOSED INCREASE IN #ONTINUED ON
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