title: Mergers. Turn of the screw.
abstract: Managing the process of a merger with staff support and job counselling reduces stress. But the experience is not pain-free. The expectation that senior staff would be found other jobs in the NHS proved unrealistic. From a total staff of 6,000 there were 38 redundancies, of which 13 were voluntary. Early retirement and redundancy costs were higher than expected. Staff still show signs of distress a year after the merger took place.
authors.affiliation: Epsom and St Helier Trust.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gillett
mesh_terms: D004648:Employee Grievances; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000458:organization & administration; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D009013:Morale; D020415:Personnel Downsizing; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000523:psychology* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D006113:United Kingdom; D014830:Vocational Guidance; D000078329:Workforce