To quote Victor Meldrew, 'I Don't Believe it!!!' How could this happen? Where 'they' have overpaid staff, just to take it back in one hit and not even discuss financial implications beforehand is completely immoral and unbelievable not to mention amateurish management wise. I would think that most people will be re-evaluating their options about the future and work out whether they can afford to continue to do a job they love (ok a little over optimistic perhaps). Worse still, is the fact that these very people, are the backbone of the health service, I am lost in disbelief; I hope the union people can sleep well at night, no doubt they haven't lost out on the AfC. Sage