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An NHS trust looking to cut up to 500 jobs and save ?40m spent almost ?700 on chocolates to celebrate a merger.
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust bought 134 tins of Quality Street to mark the amalgamation of two mental health bodies.
The union Unison said the trust should be spending every available penny on protecting frontline services.
But the trust said buying the chocolates was a way of making staff feel appreciated.
Figures obtained by the BBC under the Freedom of Information Act revealed the confectionery was bought from Sainsbury's in December 2011 at a total cost of ?670.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-20979682
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust bought 134 tins of Quality Street to mark the amalgamation of two mental health bodies.
The union Unison said the trust should be spending every available penny on protecting frontline services.
But the trust said buying the chocolates was a way of making staff feel appreciated.
Figures obtained by the BBC under the Freedom of Information Act revealed the confectionery was bought from Sainsbury's in December 2011 at a total cost of ?670.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-20979682