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Wed 05 May 2007HSE tells hospitals and voluntary sector to cut staffHospitals and voluntary organisations, as well as the ambulance service, have been ordered by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to try to reduce their staff numbers by 1,000 before the end of the year.It said St James's Hospital in Dublin should aim to reduce its staff numbers by 33, while Cork University Hospital should try to reduce staff numbers by 25.