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No job cuts for Letterkenny Hospital 09.10.07

LETTERKENNY General Hospital yesterday said it had no plans to close any wards or cut jobs.
Management, however, said that some elective surgery procedures were deferred recently as the hospital was "particularly busy".
Letterkenny General Hospital. The hospital's statement follows a weekend media report that job losses, ward closures and the postponement of elective surgery were on the cards for hospitals in the west.
It is understood that six hospitals in Connacht and Donegal account for 15% of the €200m overrun in
the Health Service Executive's budget.
Sligo General Hospital may let 30 temporary nurses go while it is believed University College Hospital Galway is to close wards.
A spokesperson for Letterkenny General Hospital told InishowenNews.com:
"There are no plans to close any wards and no job losses are planned. As the hospital was particularly busy, electives were deferred."
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