SINN Fein MLAs Karen Mulland and Raymond McCartney handed in a petition today to the Western Trust over proposed cuts in the North West.The Trust is under instructions from the Department of Health to make £12.5 million worth of cuts to its 2017/18 budget.
“During this time our activists and elected representatives have been out on the ground gauging public opinion and asking people to sign letters to the Western Trust objecting to proposals as outlined in the Western Trust Financial planning 2017/2018 savings plans.
“Sinn Féin is totally opposed to these cuts, which we regard as a direct attack on those most in need in our society.
I”nstead of cuts, we need to see investment in our health service, just as former health minister Michelle O’Neill called for.
We will continue to oppose Tory/DUP cuts to our frontline services and will continue to demonstrate campaign and lobby against austerity,” she added.
