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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Lucinda Cameron

Swinney can’t give ‘specific figure’ on NHS job losses under planned reforms

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney said public services will be reimagined (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

John Swinney has said he cannot put a “specific figure” on how many jobs might be lost as part of plans to cut the number of Scotland’s health boards.

The First Minister said that he has been open about the fact he thinks “public sector employment will fall” over the parliamentary term but could not give a precise number.

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