The force said its call handling unit had undergone a complex "change review" to achieve savings and improve services which resulted in a breakdown in performance monitoring.

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Likewise, the increase in services mentioned above means, in the event of a breakdown, there is less spare rolling stock for contingency use.

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In what looks like a case of major communication breakdown or simply red tape, two different divisions within Health and Human Services have issued conflicting sets of rules for hospitals.

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Ms. INGE: Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services don't agree with groups like the Kaiser Family Foundation and its breakdown of the Medicare Part D enrollment numbers.

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