Union members gathered outside Fife's flagship hospital to protest against the health board's plans to cut £30m from its budget.

The demonstration, led by the union Unite, was held on Thursday outside Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.

NHS Fife has proposed a variety of measures to find the savings, including cutting beds and reviewing minor injuries and diabetes services.

Reviews of hospital security staff, catering, cafe facilities, linen and laundry arrangements will also be undertaken.

NHS Fife has pledged to protect jobs as it tries to reduce 5% of its £604m budget over the next two years.

Fife Council leader David Ross, who attended the protest, told STV News: "That will compromise and undermine our ability to deliver the improvements to services in Fife for health and social care that we know are needed, and that we been promised. I'm really, really concerned."

Ian Waddell, chairman of the Fife Trade Union Council said the cuts would be harmful.

He said: "We are going to have low levels of care both in hospital and obviously out in the community now health and social care are integrated.

"There is a greater and greater demand for health and social care as the population gets older and therefore we need more resources and not less.

"This is a pretty serious cut taking place at a time of integration."

A small delegation of Unite members also gathered outside the Scottish Parliament on Thursday.

Labour MSP Alex Rowley met the representatives to discuss their concerns.

He told STV staff were already under pressure and "overworked".

Mr Rowley added: "The idea that you could cut £30m from that budget and it will have no detrimental affect on services or staff is just ludicrous."