"To ensure minimum tissue damage, reduce blood loss leave no permanent scars... cuts to the Ministry of Health will be made with the utmost surgical precision." 18 March 2010

"To ensure minimum tissue damage, reduce blood loss leave no permanent scars... cuts to the Ministry of Health will be made with the utmost surgical precision." 18 March 2010
Date
2010
Reference
DCDL-0013940
Description

The cartoon shows Health Minister Tony Ryall holding a slender scalpel in one hand and a large axe behind his back with the other. He says that 'cuts to the Ministry of Health will be made with the utmost precision' in order to 'leave no permanent scars'. Refers to staff cuts in the Ministry of Health and loss of some front-line health services.

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Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
Format
1 digital cartoon(s), Works of art, Digital images, Cartoons (Commentary)
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"To ensure minimum tissue damage, reduce blood loss leave no permanent scars... cuts to the Ministry of Health will be made with the utmost surgical precision." 18 March 2010. Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]. Ref: DCDL-0013940. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22637428

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