Christchurch hospital's Clinical Director of Intensive Care is warning no acute care unit for children will put extra pressure on adult intensive care, elective surgery and paediactric staff.
As we've been reporting the Canterbury DHB has run out of money to fully staff a children's intensive care unit at the new Hagley block.
Dr Seton Henderson says it's 'incredibly disappointing' and 'frustrating'.
The DHB issued various statements to RNZ last week implying children's intensive care will carry on just as planned. However, this is not the case.
Dr Henderson told Phil Pennington he got the bad news two weeks ago.
