The Government knew that this year especially was going to be particularly tough with huge numbers of people off sick with Covid, writes John MacDonald. Which is a bit like the situation at the Canterbury District Health Board at the moment. Specifically, what the health board calls "resourced beds". The other factor here too is the number of health board staff off sick at the moment - especially with Covid. More than 170 health board staff are at home with Covid at the moment.

Source: Stuff June 01, 2022 02:19 UTC