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13 January 2011
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The elderly and the most vulnerable will be the worst hit as a result of the NI executive's health budget.
The warning came from health officials who have published the department's spending plans.
They also predict there could be up to 4,000 job losses over four years.
In order to provide an efficient service, health officials have said they need £5.4bn by 2015 to meet demand - instead they are to get £4.6bn - a shortfall of £800m.
Some of the 4,000 predicted job losses will be through natural wastage and retirement but there will be some compulsory redundancies.
Health officials have also warned that waiting lists will get longer while patients will not be able to access the most up to date drugs, such as cancer medication.
New buildings may also lie empty.
The Health Minister Michael McGimpsey said there would be a massive reduction in the number of home-care packages and while the satellite radiotherapy unit in the grounds of Altnagelvin hospital in Londonderry will be built, there will be no cash to run it.
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The warning came from health officials who have published the department's spending plans.
They also predict there could be up to 4,000 job losses over four years.
In order to provide an efficient service, health officials have said they need £5.4bn by 2015 to meet demand - instead they are to get £4.6bn - a shortfall of £800m.
Some of the 4,000 predicted job losses will be through natural wastage and retirement but there will be some compulsory redundancies.
Health officials have also warned that waiting lists will get longer while patients will not be able to access the most up to date drugs, such as cancer medication.
New buildings may also lie empty.
The Health Minister Michael McGimpsey said there would be a massive reduction in the number of home-care packages and while the satellite radiotherapy unit in the grounds of Altnagelvin hospital in Londonderry will be built, there will be no cash to run it.
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