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North Shore Hospital has entire ward of people in for no medical reason

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 4 Aug 2025, 5:22pm
North Shore Hospital in Auckland. Photo / 123RF
North Shore Hospital in Auckland. Photo / 123RF

North Shore Hospital has entire ward of people in for no medical reason

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 4 Aug 2025, 5:22pm

Auckland's North Shore Hospital has a 20-bed ward full of people, with no medical reason to be there.

It was created in May for medically discharged patients who still require lower-level help from places like an aged-care facility, who have nowhere appropriate to go.

Some stay for weeks, looked after by nurses and allied staff such as physiotherapists and social workers.

Sarah Dalton from the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists says it's a sign of the nation's inability to properly resource community-based care.

"We shouldn't just think about hospitals when we think about access to healthcare."

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