By Nick Triggle BBC News health reporter in Bournemouth

Yvonne's future is uncertain

One nurse explains what it is like to work when your job is under threat.

Yvonne Dyer was sitting at home one Sunday in March when the phone rang.

It was the nurse's HR manager with some bad news.

She was told her job as a neonatal nurse at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup, Kent, was under threat.

We realised we had to carry on for the sake of the patients Yvonne Dyer

In a situation repeated across the NHS in recent weeks, the hospital is having to make job cuts in order to save money.

"It was awful going into work that Monday," said Ms Dyer, who has worked in the NHS for 42 years.

"People were crying, but then we realised we had to carry on for the sake of the patients. I didn't hold it against the HR manager, her job may go as well."

Uncertainty

Later, Ms Dyer was told her job may not be cut as her team at the neonatal intensive care unit was already understaffed, but a few days later she was informed she was still in the firing line.

And as her bosses have not been able to confirm what will happen, the 60-year-old is fearing the worst.

"It has been up and down, you can't help worrying. I have a mortgage to pay and, at my age, what will I do if I do lose my job.

"I won't find another one in the NHS, and will probably end up working at my local supermarket.

"I am angry. It is the government's fault. They have brought in too many changes, too quickly. The NHS cannot keep up."

The NHS trust is currently consulting on the changes and will make a decision later this summer.

But Ms Dyer said: "We are not hopeful. Beds are already being cut, and I think staff will be going next.

"Patients are probably unaware of what is happening. I see nurses carrying on as normal, they are very professional.

"But come August or September, patients will be able to tell.