South Island must fight for its hospitals
Sunday, 26 August 2001, 2:27 pm
Press Release: New Zealand National Party
David Carter National MP
Sunday 26 August 2001
South
Island must fight for its hospitals
South Island MPs must
act urgently to stop $30 million of health funding being
stripped from southern hospitals to fund those in the North
Island, National MP David Carter said today.
"It's a
shocking revelation that the Government's considering
transferring this funding when South Island district health
boards are struggling enough as it is.
"In the last
Parliament, there was a great deal of enthusiasm for South
Island issues from all the South Island MPs. Meetings were
held in Wellington on a regular basis.
"But now there is
just silence from Labour, Alliance and Green MPs. Are they
content to just sit on their hands while health dollars are
ripped out of the South Island to silence North Islanders?"
asked David Carter.
Mr Carter said he would initiate
action to reconvene this forum when Parliament resumes on
Tuesday.
Ends
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