Canterbury Mornings

Disorder at the Canterbury District Health Board is being felt at Christchurch's Charity Hospital.More than a hundred protested outside the Canterbury DHB's boardroom yesterday as they met to discuss their annual plan.Seven of the executive team have stepped down in recent weeks - with many blaming a push by the board and its Crown monitor to cut costs.Surgeon and charity hospital founder Phil Bagshaw told Chris Lynch many doctors initially heard there was a plan to save $56 million and it caused panic.He says they were flooded with GP referrals to the charity hospital.