PATIENTS NOT ALLOWED TO BE SEEN IN THE PINK OF HEALTH

A strange situation exists   at  the Cairns  Hospital  where  senior doctors  have expressed concern about  a  budget crisis. Doctors have been told to  no  longer use  pens , switch off  lights  in unused rooms , reduce  clinical  waste , critically assess  each patient's requirements  for  pharmacy, pathology and  medical imaging , reduce the use of  couriers. And  photocopying  in  colour  is  to be avoided .