A trust has axed free tea and coffee for its staff in an attempt to save money.
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust confirmed that it has stopped providing milk, tea, and coffee for most staff in order to save £50 000 a year. This follows an announcement in May that the trust was cutting 750 jobs from its workforce of around 13 000 to save £110m from its £1.3bn turnover.
The decision was made as part of wider requirements for the trust to live within its financial means, it said.
The BMJ understands that the trust initially planned to pause free refreshments for all staff. After pushback from unions, however, the …
