Sophie Borland, Daily Mail, July 7, 2010 Tens of thousands of NHS staff face the axe as part of devastating cuts, figures show. Despite the Government’s promise to protect frontline staff and services, union leaders warn that doctors and nurses will be targeted in the redundancies. Health trust managers admit patient care is being compromised as routine treatments such as ear, nose and throat surgery for children and varicose vein operations are slashed. A report from the Royal College of Nursing has identified at least 10,000 jobs under threat in just 100 NHS trusts. But the true scale of the cuts is likely to be far higher. ... 40,000