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The NDP is accusing the provincial government of playing “musical chairs” with Manitoba’s health care system after staffing cuts at Deer Lodge Centre health facility for veterans were announced earlier this month.

“The Pallister government is treating this health care system as a game of musical chairs,” said NDP health critic Andrew Swan (Minto) during Question Period at the Manitoba Legislature on Monday. “But it isn’t a game and the quality of our health care system is at stake. Why is this minister cutting staff at Deer Lodge Centre for the second year in a row now?”

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On Oct. 9, an memo was sent out from Chief Operating Officer Kevin Scott detailing staff reductions involving messengers, health care aides, rehab aides, the volunteer coordinator, personal care unit clerks and the nurse case manager in the day hospital.

“At DLC, we carefully examined our operations and identified areas where efficiencies can be gained while maintaining safe, high quality patient care,” said Scott in the memo.