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"Slow down dear! It's another one of those 'early release' patients!" 8 March, 2004
- Date
- 2004
- Reference
- DCDL-0005302
- Description
Shows a patient in a hospital bed. He has one leg in a cast and is still connected to the drip. He uses the bed like a car and rolls out of the hospital. The passenger in the car behind him tells the driver to slow down and identifies the patient as one of the 'early release' patients. Cartoon refers to the Canterbury District Health Board's attempt to save costs by releasing patients as early as possible.
Published in The Press, 8 March 2004
Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "QANTAS2004".
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- Part of
- Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
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- 1 digital image(s), Works of art, Digital images, Cartoons (Commentary)
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"Slow down dear! It's another one of those 'early release' patients!" 8 March, 2004. Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons. Ref: DCDL-0005302. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22518038More information can be found in our terms of use.