Deborah Powell: Doctors advocate says immigration won't fix Middlemore crisis

The Mike Hosking Breakfast - A podcast by Newstalk ZB - Thursdays

Doctors say the Government is trying to put a gloss on a dire situation. A damning review into Middlemore Hospital has found its ED is dysfunctional and overcrowded, with senior doctors calling for a trainee teaching programme to be scrapped due to unsafe conditions. Health Minister Andrew Little says it's been a difficult winter and immigration settings will help solve it. But Resident Doctors' Association National President Deborah Powell told Mike Hosking immigration won't fix things. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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