10 Jul 2020

Rescue helicopter trusts shouldn't know Covid-19 patient details - Doctor

From Morning Report, 7:39 am on 10 July 2020

An intensive care doctor is outraged health officials are giving helicopter rescue trusts a daily list of Covid-19 patients, saying it's completely unnecessary.

The National MP Hamish Walker resigned in disgrace after leaking the list of names and addresses he got from Michelle Boag, the acting chief executive of the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust.

She also resigned.

It's now led to questions over whether too many people have access to the sensitive patient information.

RNZ's Katie Scotcher had this report.