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Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority has today announced the appointment of its four interim Regional Directors, tasked with providing leadership and advice on the strategic needs of regional communities under the new health reforms
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Specialist shortages are starting to bite with Wairarapa Hospital having to offload its acute orthopaedic services.
“When we have this kind of demand on our services it’s very tough on our staff who are working under enormous pressure and at the same time our patients with more minor illnesses and injuries have to wait longer than they should to be seen,” Barlow said. Whyman said clinical teams were working to improve the flow through the hospital to relieve the pressure on ED. Healthcare colleagues in urgent care facilities across the community had also experienced a surge in demand over the past weekend and yesterday, he said. A Stuff analysis of the data monitoring ED performance shows a shar...