We are lucky where we work as the local PCT was integrated back into our Trust a while ago.
So some of the changes that are coming to other Trusts will not have as much impact on us we feel.
We have been told that our trust does not at present see the need for redundancies and does not want to go that route.
I hope that this proposal is not agreed to by the union bodies representing us and does not go through.
On a personal level I am reaching retirement age and have not yet reached the top of my pay band.
This would obviously affect the amount of pension I will recieve, thus myself and others in my position will be penalised for the rest of their life.
This also gives the Government a way of reducing pensions for some NHS pensions, something they want to achieve.
I also do not think it will stop people losing their jobs as I agree with what Dave H says.
People of a certain age on short term contracts will be replaced with younger people on lower grades and this is already begining to happen now in other hospitals in my region.
