Home / New ZealandUpdatedMichael MorrahSenior investigative reporter·NZ Herald·1 Jul, 2026 02:10 AM4 mins to readED nurses and doctors raise concerns about patient safety at EDs across NZ.The country’s main nurses’ union is calling for an independent inquiry into the death of a patient at Waikato Hospital’s emergency department waiting room.
On Tuesday, the Herald revealed a man collapsed and died in an ED waiting room toilet. A hospital source says he’d been waiting “nine hours”.
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