A member of 170 staff at a former Plymouth barracks says the 'rug has been pulled from under us'.
Staff at a coronavirus testing site have been given five days' notice that the centre is to close, a worker says.
Jamie King, who has been organising testing at the former Seaton Barracks in Plymouth, said: "The rug has just been pulled out from under us".The agency confirmed this week that the centre would close on Friday.The regional testing centre, off William Prance Road, which opened in April 2020, had about 170 staff, said Mr King.
"Last week we were told it was staying open until late March, which gave us time to prepare," he said. "We were told [on Monday] things had changed, which gives five days for people to sort something out.""There's no gratitude - the rug has just been pulled out from under us. It doesn't seem right." A spokesperson for the UKHSA said: "I can now confirm that the Seaton Barracks site in Plymouth is closing on Friday, February 25, 2022."