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FTs across the country are faced with a serious dilema, they have struggled over the past couple of years with tightening financial contraints whilst at the same time trying to mainintain high clinical standards and morale. Many have done very well.

This next wave of proposed cuts are not without serious risk of compromising care.
Staff are caught between a rock and a hard place, the corporate teams need to acknowledge that and build in support to staff,safety nets for services who are clearly exposed and could repeat the mistakes of Mid Staffs.

The external agenciea Monitor/CQC also need to factor in the risks involved in the next couple of years and start factoring in the period of austerity by simplyfying its expections to a more condensed set of standards, otherwise we are all set up to fail.
At some point someone should be honest with the Public about the cuts, hospital closures and consequences. I guess that can wait till post election 2010.