Hospital staff warn of danger of spending cuts

HOSPITAL staff have warned about the dangers of cuts as Health and Social Services continues to make savings.

They have spoken to minister Hunter Adam about their concerns.

The department has stripped £850,000 out of its budget as part of the States-wide cost cutting Financial Transformation Programme.

That was on top of reducing overall expenditure by £3.5m. internally to come within its 2011 budget, which it is forecast to do.

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