 Daniel Kawczynski wants no cuts to hospital jobs and services |
Campaigners demanding more money for the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital have been told by the Prime Minister that the hospital must "live within its means". Tony Blair was responding to a question from Conservative MP Daniel Kawczinski.
The member for Shrewsbury & Atcham had sought assurances that there would be no cuts to staff and services.
The finance director of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust resigned when the trust slipped �19m into the red for the financial year 2004/05.
This added to the �10m debt predicted for the year 2005/06, leaving the trust facing a total deficit of �29m.
During Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Kawczinski recalled that Mr Blair had paid a number of visits to Shrewsbury, and knew the extent of the debt.
Mr Blair told the Commons: "He (Mr Kawzinski) will know that health care services in Shrewsbury and elsewhere have had a massive increase in their budget in the years to come.
"Since we are giving very, very generous provision for hospitals, I don't think it's unreasonable for us to say there's got to be proper financial accountability for that."
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