National Children’s Hospital site

Mahatma Gandhi once said “A nation will be judged by how it treats its weakest members”.

If this is true then the impending decision by the cabinet over the location of the new Children’s Hospital will be a telling display of affection to those in the most vulnerable positions in this country, sick children and their families.

The Dolphin review group delivered its report to the Minister of Health six weeks ago and it is up to the cabinet to draw a new conclusion on the whereabouts of the New Children’s Hospital, which it has not yet done. However, history repeats itself and it seems in this country each government merely repeats afresh the same mistakes of the last.