The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service has started advertising for seven members – including a chairman or woman – to replace all the members who resigned four months ago. The board, led by prominent Cairns accountant Carolyn Eagle, quit in September after it was revealed the health service was facing an $80 million operating deficit for the 2016-17 financial year. Since then the board positions have been described as a “poisoned chalice” by some members of the business community.
