Health projects feel the pinch
A strict cost-saving programme on community health projects has been adopted by the North Canterbury Hospital Board. ! The board has 11 commu-nity-based health projects, all of which must conform to.an 0.75 per cent reduction announced in December by the Minister of Health (Mr Gair). ";.>/, Staff associated with the 11 projects will be asked to nominate staff reductions to reduce community health spending , by the required amount. No new or replacement staff will be appointed until the board knows if it has met a successful answer to its requests for extra
■ funds. This was made in Der cember. i The board spent almost $1 ■ million on community health projects last year. These in- • eluded the Alcohol Assess- . merit Centre, the Diabetes i Education Centre* the Lini coin Community Care Proz ject, and the Community ■ Mental Health Service. jAU -ll projects, are the : subject of evaluation by the Department of Health. The board has another 25 projects seeking finance to begin work in the community. These have had to be frozen until an estimated $2 million is available. Some of these projects are extensions to the 11 already running.
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