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November 06, 2025

"The trust has been instructed to make over £93 million in cuts in this financial year. It's just not possible to get better services for less money. We call on our local MPs to meet with minister Wes Streeting to demand that the money is there to fund the health services we all rely on. Rachel Reeves must not try to balance her books by leaving the NHS short.

Unison, which represents thousands of workers at the trust, says Tuesday's announcement "shows just how severe the pressures have become across Nottingham's hospitals".

Gareth Eales, the union's head of health in the East Midlands, said: "Frontline NHS staff are going above and beyond to keep services running and to provide the best possible care to patients, despite the overwhelming demand and the extra challenges caused by the new IT system.

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