The document he (Anderton) released today does nothing to provide any leadership for the drugs crisis facing this country.

A review of maternity services would have laid a solid platform for changes.

People are turning up at hospital with problems that would be better fixed by a GP.

These are valuable health dollars needed by the people of Hawke's Bay they should not be forced to pay thousands of dollars in rent for a building that no one is using.

It does indicate that we need to rethink New Zealand's anti-smoking campaign.