Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust battling £18.6m deficit
The position has improved as the trust previously posted a deficit as high as £100m, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. The trust has been told it will not have to get a balanced budget in one financial year.Richard Miner, who chairs the trust's Finance Assurance Committee, said: "We have got to be on the button in terms of performance. It is a big year."He said the trust was looking to use new technology to reduce its reliance on agency staffBut the possibility of redundancies among the near 8,000 strong workforce was not discussed at Thursday's meeting and a recruitment freeze for "non-critical" roles remains in place.Jo Williams, the trust's chief executive, said she was "being honest" about the challenges the organisation faced but promised the trust would "not compromise on patient safety". The board was told that it had cash balances of £61.8m but a new modular ward would require "substantial outlay and cash balances will need to be monitored closely".
This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.
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