Premier Brian Pallister says regional health authorities in Manitoba have rolled out their plans to cut management positions by 15 per cent.

Management-level cuts to health authorities across the province, along with Diagnostic Services Manitoba, CancerCare Manitoba and the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba were first announced by the government back in March.

The initiative will impact about 200 management jobs in Manitoba RHAs and health organizations. A total of 19 positions will be trimmed in Southern Health RHA for a $1.1 million savings. In Winnipeg, 132 positions at the Regional Health Authority will be eliminated, 24 positions at Prairie Mountain Health, seven at CancerCare, seven at Diagnostic Services Manitoba, seven at the Northern Health Region and one position at the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba,

According to Pallister, the 15-per-cent cut to management is necessary to ensure the sustainability of Manitoba Health.

"So what we're doing is strengthening the front line of health care services and reducing the size at the top while spending less on waste, overlap and duplication. It's what every small business person in this province has to do to keep their business afloat, it's what every homeowner has to do to keep paying their mortgage and saving money for their childhood education and it's what the government of Manitoba need to do too."

The government has also asked Crown corporations to trim management jobs, including Manitoba Hydro, MPI and Liquor and Lotteries.