Almost 200 jobs are set to be slashed and £21m of cuts, which put “citizens in danger”, are on the table as Glasgow’s health and social care services look to plug a £40m funding gap.
Almost 200 jobs are set to be slashed and £21m of cuts, which put “citizens in danger”, are on the table as Glasgow’sThe package of savings and increased charges will go before the Glasgow City Integration Joint Board [IJB] on Wednesday, when members will also be asked to take £17m from reserves ot help fund services.
It has been reported that demand is not at pre-pandemic levels, however there is “a real risk if demand recovers” that people would be put on waiting lists. The move would mean there will be no funding to provide “packages of care for young people with complex needs who are transitioning to adult services”.
Some of the most severe cuts are set to be agreed in principle, ahead of engagement with service users, and will be reported to the next IJB meeting in May. Unions want the eight Glasgow councillors on the board to refuse to pass the cuts. Chris Sermanni, from UNISON, said social care services were “already at crisis point” and more cuts will “come with dire consequences”. “Glasgow needs more workers, not less,” he said.
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