Salient. Official Newspaper of Victoria University of Wellington Students Association. Vol 40 No. 26. October 3 1977

Hospital Board

Hospital Board

This is the most important of the local body elections because the Hospital Board is in charge of public health care and facilities in the whole of the Wellington area (this goes right up to Levin), The Hospital Board controls the pursestrings and seeing that it is based in Wellington much of the money seems to go to Wellington Public Hospital. Small hospitals in outlying districts, especially maternity hospitals are gradually being closed down.

Basically, the Board is a pack of amateurs trying to do a job that requires much administrative skill.

Although Citizens' candidates claim to be apolitical' this is plainly not the case. Dr. Nicholson a prominent Board member, for example, once stood for the Island Bay electorate on the National Party ticket.