GP sounds alarm over hospital delays: ‘We don’t know what the real wait time is’
Patients are told they'll be seen in six weeks, but wait months.
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There were reports of long waits for a bed and patients in corridors.
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Kiwi in ICU in Thai hospital after fatal Singapore Airlines turbulence
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Waikato rescue helicopter takes stock of April
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The incident happened about 1am on Saturday.
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Focus: Junior doctors strike
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'Reducing by stealth': Patients months overdue to see medical specialists
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Knifeman kills two, injures 21 in hospital attack in China
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