Emergency Departments
Ambulance ramping getting more common with ED pressure
As our hospital emergency departments buckle under the relentless demand, flow-on effects are being felt across the health sector.
Ambulances are spending increasing amounts of time waiting outside… Video, Audio
Hospital EDs overwhelmed by RSV patients
Emergency Departments are being overwhelmed by the rise in RSV cases and stretched to capacity, says Auckland University Senior Lecturer and emergency nurse, Dr Natalie Anderson. Audio
Doctors warn emergency deparment pressures may worsen
Doctors are warning the massive pressures facing hospitals across the country are likely to get worse before they get better.
At least two emergency departments this week reached capacity, but health… Audio
Emergency patients given vouchers to leave ED
Emergency departments are offering patients vouchers for private clinics to steer them away, with the Waitemata DHB alone handing out more than 1,000 a month according to a New Zealand Herald… Audio
Too much Christmas cheer year-round
People treating planes like pubs and hospital emergency departments oveflowing with druken, injured people. It's not a new story so why aren't things changing? Audio
Mother who made children sick jailed for seven years
The mother attempted to suffocate her nine-month-old baby, fed her son a battery, and caused her daughter to go on harmful medication. Audio
Hospital breath-testing sparks interest from other DHBs
A move to screen out drunk friends and family at Wellington Hospital's emergency department could be followed by other DHBs.
Alcohol, Injury and the ED
New statistics out, show that more than a fifth of people turning up injured at emergency departments, are affected by alcohol. Audio
Faster emergency department flow saving lives - study
Hundreds of lives are being saved as a result of a decrease in the time taken to see patients in emergency departments, new research has found.
Overcrowding in hospitals causing hundreds to die, doctor says
A senior doctor says specialists knew that overcrowded hospital emergency departments were behind hundreds of deaths of patients a year. Audio
Emergency depts under rising pressure
Junior doctors say extra money is urgently needed so that hospital emergency departments can deal with a growing workload. Audio