Almost 200 jobs in health and social care are at risk in Glasgow, unions have said putting services under extreme pressure.

Unison, in the city, said at least 172 jobs in community health services are planned to be axed in the budget for the next year.

Together with Unite and the Royal College of Nursing, the union has lodged a dispute over the cuts, which it said are being done without “meaningful consultation” with staff, patients and the community.

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The city’s Integrated Joint Board meets to set the budget for 2024/25 on March 20.

The unions say the job losses are on top of 63 community health posts cuts last year.

The posts are in services covering community nursing, mental health services and addiction support roles.

Margaret McCarthy, Unison NHS Glasgow Clyde assistant branch secretary, said: “Services and staff are already under intolerable pressure, and patients and service users already know how difficult it can be to access lifeline services.

“There is no scope for safe job cuts in the NHS, and Unison calls again on strong political intervention at all levels to make sure these services are properly resourced and processes for consultation with staff are followed.”

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Lorcan Mullen, Unison regional organiser, said: “We have been raising the alarm already about the removal of the 63 NHS jobs without proper consultation.

“The further removal of at least 172 NHS jobs in Glasgow HSCP is completely unacceptable.”

He said with less than one month until the budget: “There has been no meaningful consultation or partnership working with trade union representatives.”

He said there has been none with patients or communities either.

He added: “This is a shocking deterioration, and this is why Unison, Unite and RCN are in formal dispute with the employer.”

After previous cuts, a number of union representatives in the city said any more is untenable

Cathy Miller, Unison NHS Glasgow Clyde Branch Secretary said: “Glasgow cannot afford to lose any NHS jobs.

“It is madness to lose jobs out of services like community nursing, mental health, addiction services or treatment rooms, it cannot go on and the Scottish Government must intervene to protect the health service and prevent harm to patients and harm to staff.”

A spokeswoman for Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership said: “It would be inappropriate to comment until the Glasgow City IJB meets on Wednesday 20th March when it is due to set its budget.”