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The Gl/Uh:^oe Thursday, July .1st, 2010 No. and views from the Centre of the 72p


by Faiza Afzaal;


FURIOUS staff and members of the'publie turned out in force.to


: stage a two-hour rally against cost- j. cutting plans at Calderstones NHS ■ Trust.


• ..• • ■ - Qualified nurses and support'staff in


front line roles who work nights at the • medium-secure unit in Whalley claim


’ they are in danger of being axed as part of the first round of the Government’s ■ . three-year programme of cuts, x .


; The unit, a specialist centre for peo­


ple with learning* disability, is having _ £5m. shaved from its budget in the next ■ three years, which could result in the ■ loss of 200jobs. However, senior leaders at Calder-


Istones have denied any plans,to lose 200 staff and have stressed that they are ■ looking at how they can make savings,' which could result in new shift patterns.' ■


' Calderstones NHS Trust employs over - 1,500 workers. It provides a specialist service to people with a learning disabil­ ity, including inpatient assessment'and treatment and community-based serv- ices across the north west. " Health workers marched through •:


PROTEST MARCH: Health workers protested yesterday at the possible proposals of cuts at Calderstones NHS Trust, in Whalley.


sWhalley village yesterday to protest ^ ■ against the cuts in a Day of Action. ; ; ■ They converged at the Whalley Arms,; public house and then marched to the :: Mitton Road entrance of the hospital ■


. p.m.' ‘ ■ ■' of the Trust Board. - • - :; The “gate "protest” \vas to ensure their;


:■ for a “gate protesf’ from noon until 2 ; B nce is felt and their concerns are? when bosses arrived foT a meeting '


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‘The message, to the Board is clear—cuts harm patierit ' care and job cuts will put patients at risk’


■ ' ;:Uhion officials have slammed hospital: : chiefs over the cost-cutting measures. . • Mr Tim Ellis, regional organiser ;


■ for Unison, said: “The message to the xBoard is clear—cuts harm patient care, ■ and job cuts will put patients at risk. ■ ■ • “Staff are absolutely outraged at ? these cuts in frontline staffing. They are clearly very dangerous, not only to pa- ■


■ tjent care but also to the staffs’health : and safety. We are giving the red card tov health cuts.”


- ' On top of jobs being cut, it is believed.


' staff will have to rotate on to day and : ■ TURN TO PAGE 2


ENERGETIC TODDLERS: Youngsters from Rowland Mon- tessori Pre-school raise more than £100 for Dr Barnados by completing the Big Toddle, (s)


Toddling for charity


FIFTEEN children from Bow- land Montessori Pre-school at


:St James’CE Primary School in ' ■Clitheroe successfully complet­ ed the Big Toddle, a sponsored walk in aid of Dr Barnados. x , They followed the Hodder river for a mile from Newton; to Dunhow Hall where Justine Whitaker, director of Northern Lymphology Ltd,-welcomed. them into the grounds with deli- -


cious home-made cakes, biscuits and jugs of cordial. A very wel­ come refreshment on a warm day. '; Children with energy to spare


could play in the garden on a trampoline, tree swing, tree house and dens.:


' , At the end of an enjoyable


day, all took the bus back to Clit­ heroe, having raised in excess of • £100 for a worthwhile charity.; .


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