THE OTAGO HOSPITAL BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18541, 29 April 1922, Page 13

THE OTAGO HOSPITAL BOARD.

TO THE EDITOB. 1 ' ’ 4 'j 'j? Sir, —Mrs Marshall Macdonald is to be cop-r gratuatefj upon her action in moving, »t ' * ;'ss meeting of the Hospital Board yesterday, i“that a committee of the whole hoard'ie ite*' np for the purpose of inquiring-idto « J 3, management of all departments and .ihatita? Stt tions under the control of the boards ‘4 is Mrs Macdonald’s second attempt to hwi*‘ : '"L a committee of inquiry set up.'; d&vjblrA afraid, however, that the proposed-. will end in the usual way. ..-v,What is more than badly reeded fa independent committee of businegr pjtssi \ should be set up to hold an inquiry into fßb r ' management of the Hospital. In suchT •. event the writer would be prepared to grte ‘ ! evidence that would show that an insesbgdj, tion was called for. We have as-sisters nurses the very best, but this cannot be said as regards the administration of ,; tIM iS, Hospital, nor can it be said as mate members of the board who have'blaftin f shown that they are easily swfty&?«M they do not exercise independ«’c« ’of ‘ijjdp’ V" ment. I regret having to write inthialwSy; but knowing what I do, feel it' ngp.Hta|r ./ to back up Mrs Macdonald in her attejg* & to have a spring-cleaning in Hospital—to he followed later, a change in the personnel of the. I absolutely refuse to give evidence ■ntfmvflSs a committee of the Board of MaifegemMv'i§ as my experience of a conference i'Wf&Ja .-J eub-committee set up bv them to njseV jtot'-jA a few months ago was far from sattefactent —I am. etc., ThOKAB Bnjfqa*, April 28. Order by name "NAZOL.” rnfrr ’J& stitutes. Nothing like ing a cold quickly. ’* •teessh.'^j