Cuts totalling £33 million have been made to Edinburgh's health and social care budget amid a crisis in funding and staffing essential services for the city's most vulnerable residents.
Tears were shed during a meeting where measures to help balance the books were passed, as attendees were warned they would "certainly lead to more lives lost".
However council and health chiefs stressed the proposals - which included axing an employability scheme for people with severe mental health issues - were the "least worst" options available in the face of a £47m financial black hole.
