Tuesday, 22 December 2020, 2:46 pm
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) says
unpreparedness for COVID-19 and a sustained lack of
investment in the resources required for safe staffing have
left nurses and health care workers at Auckland District
Health Board (ADHB) feeling unsafe and fearful for patient
safety.
There have been more than 250 unsafe staffing
incident reports in the last three months at ADHB which runs
Auckland Hospital and the Greenlane Clinical
Centre.
NZNO Organiser Justine Sachs said senior
nurses have reported that inadequate resource allocation has
led to a budget blow-out especially regarding nursing
staff. To help cope, ADHB has stopped hiring or
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Local abortion services remain unavailable to people living in much of the sprawling South Auckland area - which has a population of close to 600,000 and encapsulates some of the most deprived suburbs of New Zealand - despite the issue being repeatedly raised for more than 12 years.
First trimester abortion services for the sprawling Auckland region are provided at Greenlane Clinical Centre, in central Auckland
Photo: RNZ / Vinay Ranchhod
People living within the Counties Manukau District Health Board (DHB) catchment who need an abortion must travel to the affluent central Auckland suburb of Greenlane. Experts say this creates an access barrier for South Auckland women.