A row over whether junior doctors should get $250,000 worth of free drinks a year has damaged their relationship with the Canterbury District Health Board, their association says.
The Resident Doctors' Association (RDA), representing 460 Canterbury junior doctors, took a case against the board for failing to consult before withdrawing pre-packaged drinks from the free meals doctors are entitled to.
The association said it was important for busy doctors to keep well hydrated.
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Gary:
The water bottling companies have been very effective over the last decade or so with their slick marketing campaigns to have us all drinking their water from our fresh water springs. In so doing, they have managed to create mountains of plastic rubbish.
The Resident Doctors' Association (RDA), representing 460 Canterbury junior doctors, took a case against the board for failing to consult before withdrawing pre-packaged drinks from the free meals doctors are entitled to.
The association said it was important for busy doctors to keep well hydrated.
For the entire article, please go here....
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Gary:
The water bottling companies have been very effective over the last decade or so with their slick marketing campaigns to have us all drinking their water from our fresh water springs. In so doing, they have managed to create mountains of plastic rubbish.$250,000 per year of your and my taxation money to supply doctors in just one health region with bottled water!
