"The NHS has shed nearly 15,000 jobs over the past nine months despite the Coalition Government's pledge that health would be protected from its programme of huge public-sector spending cuts.

"Dozens of hospitals have shut wards or removed beds - or are planning to do so - while others have announced plans to save millions by scaling back on the services they offer.

"Aid agencies are also preparing for a major shortfall in expected government aid over the next two years, even though Britain's aid budget was the only other area that David Cameron promised to exempt from cuts."

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