21 Apr 2023

White Cross clinics closing intermittently amid staffing gaps

From Morning Report, 8:15 am on 21 April 2023

New Zealand's largest privately-owned healthcare group is having to intermittently close its urgent care and general practice clinics in Auckland, due to staff shortages.

Tāmaki Health runs the White Cross clinics seven days a week - but the New Lynn, Glenfield and Mt Wellington clinics have been hardest hit - cutting back opening hours and days.

The White Cross clinic in Glenfield, Auckland.

White Cross Clinics in Glenfield (pictured), New Lynn and Mt Wellington have been cutting back opening times due to staff shortages. Photo: Google Maps

As Sam Olley reports it's putting health workers under extra pressure as vaccination drives ramp up and winter illnesses spread.