People ‘will die’ because of hospital budget cuts

HOSPITALS are being forced to cancel kidney dialysis treatment, limit cancer services and close beds because of cuts.

As debate raged over the Government’s plan to spend tens of millions of euro to keep three corporate jets at its disposal, patient groups warned that patients would die as a result of funding shortages.

Dublin’s Beaumont Hospital is examining ways of saving €21m through a number of cost-cutting measures, including shutting down its night-time kidney dialysis service.