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Northern Ireland's nurses' jobs are not under threat because of spending cuts said health minister.

Up to 1,300 jobs in Northern Ireland could be cut in a bid to save money claim The Royal College of Nursing.

However, Michael McGimpsey said, “there were no plans to reduce nursing staff.”

At the launch of RCN's UK-wide Frontline First Campaign to highlight the threat to services, it warned that up to 1,300 jobs including approx 500 nursing posts would cut back in Northern Ireland.

In a response to the Department of Health's proposed 2% cut in the Health and Social care's pay role, Janice Smyth, RCN's director of nursing said “it was paramount that the health trusts engage with those delivering front line services as they know best where the efficiencies can be made.”

The RCN added that with the Health Department's policy of no longer using bank or agency staff means that nurses are not being replaced when off from duty due to sickness or being on maternity leave.

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Posted: July 13, 2010, 1:55 pm.

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