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DHSC 'must become sustainable'

Wednesday, 8 November 2017 at 06:35

Review of upper management taking place

Health Minister Kate Beecroft insists cutbacks in her department must come from somewhere.

Questions were raised in the House of Keys yesterday, prompted by a series of controversial cost-saving announcements over recent weeks and months.

Prescription charges, funding for Meals on Wheels services and a freeze on 'non-essential' roles within the DHSC have all been touted.

Mrs Beecroft also told colleagues a review of upper management in the healthcare system was being carried out, in order to make operations 'more efficient and smaller':

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