The British Medical Association or the BMA has stated that an impact on patients will be seen with the plans to cut up to 1,000 jobs at an NHS trust in Greater Manchester.

It is being expected that by April 2012, about £45m will be saved by the Pennine Acute Trust, which runs hospitals in Oldham, Bury, Rochdale and north Manchester.

But, about 10 per cent of the jobs will be lost if this much of saving needs to be done, as stated by its chief executive John Saxby.

Dr J. S. Bamrah, of the BMA, said, "You simply cannot provide the same level of service with 10% fewer staff. We don't yet know the detail of which posts will go, but there will undoubtedly be an impact on patients."

It was also added by Saxby that for making savings of £20bn, an attempt to save £45m will have to be made by the trust.

He also stated that once it was realized what services were to be commissioned by GPs, this could rise further.

Out of 10,000 jobs, about 1,000 jobs might have to be cut as on wages alone, 70 per cent of the trust's budget is spent.