Generic image from inside University Hospital of Wales, in Heath, Cardiff (Image: WalesOnline/ Rob Browne)

An under-fire health board has responded to concerns over a recruitment freeze aimed at shedding 350 jobs. It comes as Cardiff and Vale University Health Board faces intense criticism over its management of the nation's biggest hospital, Heath's University Hospital of Wales .

Days ago WalesOnline revealed hundreds of doctors had sent a scathing letter to the health board's bosses over severely inadequate facilities, "all-time low" morale, and various other problems. One issue they described as "deeply concerning" was "the recent decision to freeze recruitment following a year-long vacancy freeze".

They revealed the health board was planning to reduce its workforce by around

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