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A shortage of nurses is a key reason NZ has struggled to increase ICU capacity.
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Hospitals brace for 'endemic Covid'
"We may be moving into a phase of what the DHBs are calling endemic Covid."
Kerre McIvor: Delta causing damage regardless of 'bodies not being piled'
'There's not much you can do about the batshit crazy conspiracy theorists.'
Mandatory vax jabs for health workers: Who wants them, and who doesn't?
Who supports mandatory vaccinations for health workers, and who is opposed?
Opioid Crisis: Purdue Pharma profits to go to fighting epidemic
Purdue Pharma made OxyContin - the drug partly behind the US opioid epidemic.
Family's move to NZ turns to tragedy after three children killed
Twin girls and their sister were found dead at their new home in Timaru on Thursday night.
RSV outbreak: Nearly 900 children admitted to Wellington hospitals in June and July
More than a third of children admitted to hospital were less than a year old.
Auckland DHB changes visitor policy after being accused of playing 'Russian roulette' with patient safety
Visitors will now only be able to enter Auckland City Hospital on compassionate grounds.
'Don't delay seeking help': People urged to keep using Middlemore Hospital ED
The hospital is safe to attend, Counties Manukau Health chief medical officer says.
'Very risky' to leave level 4 with mystery cases popping up - expert
People who tested positive after turning up at Middlemore could be "tip of the iceberg".
Middlemore not unique: Hospitals lack isolation space for patients awaiting Covid test results
"They have to put them somewhere, they can't just put them back in the community."
President Biden labelled 'dictator' over vaccination demands
Joe Biden has seen his popularity plummet as Covid-19 Delta fills intensive care units.
Delta outbreak: Cops stood down after 'incident' involving latest Middlemore case
Officers are linked to woman at Middlemore's ED who tested positive for the virus.
Bemused PM answers question about sex during hospital visits
Ardern said people should not be having sex in hospital, regardless of Covid status.
'Russian roulette' - Auckland DHB under fire over visitor numbers, claims of patient sex in shared room
'It's totally unsafe and unacceptable,' says health and safety rep.
Middlemore infection: Testing for Covid before hospital entry 'not possible'
Changing symptoms have made screening for Covid more difficult, health boss says.
Middlemore Covid-19: Patients, staff now 'close contacts'
Staff and patients on two wards linked to Covid-19 case are now 'close contacts'.
NZ's Delta outbreak turns deadly – Auckland woman dies in hospital
The woman had a number of underlying health conditions, the Ministry of Health says.
Six terror attack victims still in hospital
A statement about those in a serious condition is expected from police today.
Parents of baby who died of rare condition launch campaign to help others
"Nothing, no cent, no dollar, no wish could make the machine available when we needed it."
Big Read: Will the health system cope with Delta?
The unvaccinated "will potentially will lead to hospital overload", one specialist warns.
More people rushed to hospital with Covid compared to last year's outbreak
The ratio of those critically ill has remained much lower, data reveals.
All major hospitals in Auckland build more specialist rooms
Negative pressure rooms prevent Covid-19 Delta virus spreading to other areas.
Can you visit your loved ones in hospital under Level 4? It depends where you live
Some hospitals allow two visitors, others one support person in "extreme" circumstances.
Middlemore Hospital ED 'under pressure' with staff stood down due to Covid
At least 24 staff at Middlemore Hospital's emergency department have been stood down.
Lockdown may have helped stamp out RSV outbreak, says immunologist
Long-term lockdowns also leave us vulnerable to future infections by reducing immunity.
Exclusive: Auckland Hospital nurses told to wear unfitted masks
Auckland Hospital has a backlog to ensure N95 masks worn by staff are fitted correctly.
His brother raced across the globe to donate a kidney. Now the life-saving surgery has been cancelled
Nurses isolating amid Covid outbreak has had a devastating impact on one man's surgery.
'We are busy saving lives': Hospital nurses finish 12-hour shifts to discover cars stolen, broken into
Thieves are targeting the cars of frontline health workers at Auckland Hospital.
'10 people a day': Fiji's Covid death toll keeps rising
Fiji's death toll is at 433; of those, 431 were in this latest outbreak.
Why there's concern over ICU capacity amid Covid Delta outbreak
'We are regularly at capacity and need to cancel planned surgery,'' one DHB has warned.
Nurses who live with close contacts asked to work
Nurses at Auckland hospitals are being called in to work due to severe staff shortages.
Revealed: Why our ICUs couldn't cope with a large Covid Delta outbreak
'We actually have very few extra staff, and in some instances, we've got fewer staff.'
Covid outbreak: Vending machine food only at Auckland Hospital
Auckland DHB has reduced coffee, food outlets and removed seating in public spaces.