Emergency Department
Elderly person waits nearly 24hrs in Palmerston North ED
A Palmerston North woman has been left dismayed, after waiting with her elderly relative for almost a full day in the city's hospital Emergency department, before they were moved to a ward.
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Professor Michael Baker answers your coronavirus questions
Michael Baker, public health professor at the University of Otago, joins the show to answer listener questions about Covid-19's continued risk in this country. Audio
Cheap alcohol fuelling NZ's worsening drinking culture
Data released from New Zealand's largest annual health survey shows that our drinking culture is continuing to move in the wrong direction. Alcohol Healthwatch Executive Director Dr Nicki Jackson says… Audio
Stay sober this Xmas doctors urge
Emergency department doctors are asking revellers not to get too hammered during this festive season. A new snapshot survey of ED's around the country found one-in-six patients had alcohol related… Audio