CHANGEOVER AT WHANGAREI HOSPITAL

Boys and girls and everyone else, I am in shock.

Thanks to 1 letter from our Fearless Leader and Loveable Chairperson Ian, Whangarei Hospital has
made vegetarian meals the default for its inpatients!!!!! I quote from the Group Director of
Operations:

I’m pleased to advise that earlier this year we switched to offering our
vegetarian option as our default meal.  Patients are able to select an alternative
meal from our menu, however for those patients that are not able to choose a
meal in advance, they will receive a vegetarian one.  Some patients will
continue to receive meat-based meals as a default where a particular diet has
been prescribed for them.

Mr Pimm went on to say:

We have also noticed an increase in vegetarian meals being selected by patients,
which we think is likely due to this change.

We are also having discussions with our food service provider regarding reducing
the meat component of some meals and increasing vegetarian and non-protein
items to some dishes, which our dietitian team are supporting.

Thanks again for your feedback and suggestion.  Please feel free to share this with
your society members.

As this is not the 1st of April, I am accepting his words as truth. I am very, very happy today.

With hope,
Billy