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NHS staff numbers in England have seen their biggest drop in a decade with nursing posts among those culled, official figures show.
The workforce declined by nearly 20,000 - 1.4% - in 2011 to 1,350,000.
Most of the drop related to support and managerial staff, but nurse numbers also fell by 1% - despite promises by ministers to protect the frontline.
It comes after NHS finance chiefs have been told they need to find even more savings than expected.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17458408
The workforce declined by nearly 20,000 - 1.4% - in 2011 to 1,350,000.
Most of the drop related to support and managerial staff, but nurse numbers also fell by 1% - despite promises by ministers to protect the frontline.
It comes after NHS finance chiefs have been told they need to find even more savings than expected.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17458408