The analysis of internal documentation suggested that some movement of funds from community to acute
services had occurred. In addition, several participants stated that financial restrictions had resulted in nursing
staff being used as a general labour pool for other areas of the hospital. They said that this had led on occasion
to their own clients being attended to by nursing staff from other areas of the hospital, who did not have the
training to deal with the specific needs of the target population. They felt that having the wrong people filling
these positions could result in errors and omissions, which could ultimately lead to additional service
expenditure and increased risk of litigation: "When you catch a plane you don't expect a bus driver to be flying
it.