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The 1,600-strong NHS workforce in Greater Manchester is being left with an 'incredibly uncertain' future as the government refuses to approve a redundancy scheme.

Some 600 NHS employees in the region are facing redundancy amid deep cuts being demanded by the government. But months after announcing the reforms, national health bosses ‘will not approve’ a government-backed redundancy scheme needed for the huge savings ordered by Westminster.

That means there is still no clarity on if jobs will be lost, which jobs those might be, and when they might be lost – effectively leaving the total 1,600 staff, and their families, with no security.

Earlier this year, NHS Greater Manchester, the region’s oversight body, was told to cut its costs by 39 per cent and save £41 mill

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