Doctors Recognize "Increased Risk" of patients deteriorating overnight during the nurses' strike

In response to concerns, a senior physician stated that the increased risk of "pressure ulcers, wounds, falls and undetected bends and failures" could not be addressed. to be completely eliminated.

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While there was an attempt to protect young doctors, it was recognized that they would not feel at home. easy.

A source said that the hospital was ill-prepared for the event, with hospital management forming a last-minute care plan sent by email on Wednesday afternoon.

This left many junior doctors unsure how the shifts would be managed until Thursday

Anyone who did not look like hospital care would have been dismissed from the emergency department, it was said.

However, MidCentral DHB's interim chief medical officer, Jeff Brown, believed with certainty that the hospital's workforce would be sufficient until the end of the strike on Friday at 7 pm. 659006] "The only uncertainty is if more nurses come to work than expected.We continue to have life preservation services in place and ready to be deployed as needed."

Brown stated that emergency planning was a goal in the prospect of a strike, with elective surgery lists and outpatient clinics canceled so that staff could focus on inpatients and those who went to hospital. present to ED. plans to manage their specialties because they know the volumes and workloads that can occur … every effort is made to ensure that patient safety and care are not compromised and that the hospital continues to work as well as possible. "

Boards across the country reported that emergency services were" relatively quiet "with a" slightly lower than expected "occupation since the beginning of the union's action. nurses Thursday at 7am

There had been "very little change in the occupation of hospitals," said Helen Mason, DHB spokesperson, in an update around 9 pm.

Emergency services were also undergoing a lower demand than usual

GPs and primary care providers had played their role and Healthline had been "a little busier than D & # 39; "Habit" for a Thursday in July.

"There are many people who have worked very hard all day to protect patients and staff, and many others will continue to provide care all night long.

Mason says emergency and essential services are still provided Earlier, Mason said Thursday, the focus had been on patient safety rather than restarting negotiations with the company. Organization of New Zealand Nurses (NZNO). 19659041] It was announced that Jim Green, the general manager of Tairawhiti DHB would take the head of CE for the … "title =" "src =" https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/ images / 1 / q / s / 6 / z / c / image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620×349.1qrsgq.png / 1531392986816.jpg "class =" photoborder "/>
    

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