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Ongoing pressures on the country s hospital emergency departments and persistent problems with access to primary health care highlight the need for major reform of the health system, Health Minister Andrew Little says. The Ministry of Health s briefing to Andrew Little this week concluded that the country s health system was overstretched, underfunded and inequitable. Photo: Stuff / Ross Giblin His comments come after the College of Emergency Nurses NZ said that staffing shortages, overcrowding and poor access to primary care were to blame for this week s announcement that Middlemore Hospital s emergency department had reached near-capacity levels. College chair Sandy Richardson said while the situation at the hospital was a major concern, it was part of a wider, nationwide problem. The group is part of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) union.

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