Redundancies follow City clinic restructure

A root and branch review of operations at City University's Fight For Sight Eye Clinic has resulted in a number of voluntary redundancies.

The London-based university did not disclose how many members of staff had taken a voluntary redundancy package after restructuring and grade realignment at the clinic.

Changes include the appointment of an academic lead with overall responsibility for the running of the eye clinic. This, it said, fitted with a commitment to provide 'academic excellence for business and the profession'.

There was also an assessment of grades and pay scales to put them in line with the rest of the university and industry standards, a City spokesperson said. 'As a result of the restructuring and grade realignment some staff opted to take voluntary redundancy packages instead of joining the new structure,' he added.