Middlemore Hospital Staffing Crisis: Patients Wait Weeks for X-rays, CT scans

In addition to recent reports about a maternity services crisis at Middlemore Hospital, Counties Manukau DHB is also in the middle of the worst Medical Imaging Technologist (MIT) staffing crisis the DHB has ever faced, sparking concerns that potentially life-saving diagnoses will be delayed.

Staff Stressed, Tired: Report – Otago Daily Times

Southern District Health Board allied services staff are stressed, fatigued and have a significant lack of trust in DHB leadership and management, a damning report says.

Medical Physicists Begin Second Strike

Medical Physicists, who provide essential radiation services to cancer patients, will begin their second strike tomorrow. The strike will last for seven days, from Wednesday 10 April until Wednesday 17 April 2019.

Rotorua Hospital Anaesthetic Technicians to Strike for Seven Days

Lakes DHB Anaesthetic Technicians at Rotorua Hospital have issued notice for an unprecedented seven-day strike (168 hours of complete withdrawal of labour) from 8am on Monday 8th April until 8am on Monday 15th April.

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