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Hospital EDs overwhelmed by alcohol and other drug-related cases

Photo: 123RF Dr Adrian Kerner s letter to Justice Minister Kris Faafoi, obtained by Checkpoint, says Auckland s emergency rooms are overwhelmed by patients showing up with alcohol and drug problems. It also warns of people in their 20s and 30s who are alcohol dependent and showing signs of organ damage. Meanwhile, data provided under the Official Information Act shows the problem is costing the taxpayer hundreds of millions of dollars. Dr Kerner, a senior doctor and emergency medicine consultant, was unavailable for this story, but excerpts of his letter to Faafoi bore out just how much of a strain alcohol and drug misuse was having on the health system.

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'All my dreams have come true': Doctors and experts react to the end of DHBs

Almost there! Check your email inbox to finalise email verification. You ll then be asked to choose a password so you can log in to The Spinoff. April 21, 2021 ‘All my dreams have come true’: Doctors and experts react to the end of DHBs Opinion In a set of sweeping health reforms announced today, district health boards will be abolished and a new Māori Health Authority will be established. Here, doctors and experts react to news of the biggest change to the health system in a generation. David Galler, intensive care specialist at Middlemore Hospital Never before have I been so moved, excited and inspired by an announcement from the government. It is as if all my dreams have come true.

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