
Revealed: Auckland DHBs didn't want lockdown vaccination pause
The Herald understands Auckland DHBs didn't recommend a vaccination pause.
Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
In one district Māori are being vaccinated at a quarter of the national rate.
Close to 100 rest home complaints have been fully or partially upheld since 2020.
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Wellington Hospital has seen more than 20 babies due to the spread of a RSV virus.
"My baby died because the medical staff didn't do their jobs properly," Laura Mallin says.
Non-urgent surgery and outpatient clinics cancelled as nurses walk off the job.
North Shore Hospital was without power for four hours overnight.
The DHBs also lacked skilled IT staff to focus on security, a report found.
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Overload means patients in corridors or transferred out of Auckland, ambulances queuing.
"Imagine if those babies have disabilities or special needs and we don't know about it".
Expert says 75 vaccinations a day 'would be a lot for many surgeries'.
Further calls for tightening the availability of alcohol, hiking the price of booze.
Staff did not check on the woman for more than 12 hours during which time she escaped.
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Radical changes could be on the way for maternity services at Auckland City Hospital.
"Lack of access or co-ordination of care" was a notable finding in three of the deaths.
The crisis shows how weaknesses in the health system have worsened after Covid-19.
North Shore patient who died at the weekend confirmed as NZ's 26th Covid-related death.
Medication wasn't given on time or was left out of reach, the women say.
"I cried the whole night," one new mother said of her hospital stay.
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Health minister says "it is the cost of being a compassionate country".
DHB reports show some patient harm incidents related to Covid-19 restrictions.
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