The length of time patients wait to receive care in New Zealand hospital emergency departments, including associated risks of patient harm or death, and debate over the adequacy of staffing and system capacity to meet demand.
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improvement in ED patient access rates
Seven in 10 believe NZ health system in crisis - 1News pollcritical pressure on urgent care access
Labour promises shorter ED wait times, immediate review of unused hospital bedsStacked weekly counts; colour by editorial lean. Stuff and The Spinoff lean centre-left, NZ Herald centre-right, others centre.
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