Health service cuts - Pain will be felt all over

The first tangible plan to cope with the exodus of workers from the health service could hardly be more negative.

In terms of cutbacks, it will have a severe impact on the population of the HSE South, a region covering Cork, Kerry, Waterford, South Tipperary, Carlow, Kilkenny, and Wexford.

Almost every area of healthcare will be adversely affected. The impact of headline cuts of €115m will be acutely felt by patients in hospitals, which lose €28m, resulting in 93 bed closures.