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New NHS Borders medical director outlines challenges
Dr Cliff Sharp has been appointed the new medical director at NHS Borders, replacing Dr Andrew Murray who moved to NHS Forth Valley after a year in the post.
Outlining the issues the region is facing, Cliff said that spending was one of the most difficult areas the health board needed to deal with, as it looks to deliver £11 million in savings this year.
Cliff commented: “I think there are several huge challenges facing all parts of the health service at the minute. One is the financial picture - obviously it is tight - we need to do absolutely the best we possibly can with the money we have got.
"We can't spend money we don't have so we need to work within that - that's just a fact of life as any householder will know."
Cliff also maintained that recruiting and retaining staff was an ‘ongoing battle’ for every health board around the country but said he believed Borders should have advantages over some parts of Scotland.
"It is very much a sellers' market - we have to make the Borders a lovely, attractive place to live and work. I think the size and scale that the Borders has - well, if we can't do it, no-one can."
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