Emergency department waits reaching crisis - doctors - a podcast by RNZ

Patients are spending as long as 36 hours in emergency departments - often waiting hours in corridors.
Corridor waits were supposed to be abolished years ago but doctors say the problem is hitting crisis levels again because hospitals are so clogged.
That is before an expected surge in Omicron cases.
Health correspondent Rowan Quinn reports.

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