Lindsay Perham

It is fine to show your outrage at the closure of our Whakatāne Hospital obstetrics department, but letters to the editor have no impact on the government agenda whatsoever.

If you want to show your outrage in a practical way, bombard your local MP and the health department with emails demanding they listen to their constituents, or else.

If you can find the time to do so, please mention the plight of our overworked, underpaid nurses. You never know when you are going to need a hospital, especially us oldies.