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Welsh NHS must find £2bn in savings

HSJ - 6th July 2010 10:34 am

Spending cuts could force the NHS in Wales to find savings of almost £2bn over the next five years, health minister Edwina Hart has warned.

She said the foundations were in place to continue to improve patient care and claw back more cash after £850 million was saved in the last four years.

The minister revealed that between £1.1bn and £1.9bn may have to be saved by the health service over the next five years.

She called on the NHS and council-run social services to end bed-blocking by working together more effectively in a period of austerity.

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