Video / NZ HeraldEmergency department staff at Waikato Hospital are breaking down in tears during almost every shift due to the immense pressure they are under. An ED nurse, who the Herald agreed not to name, said the department was understaffed and people were extremely stressed, resulting in nurses either leaving or actively looking for other jobs. The IT outage had become the tipping point for so many staff who were already feeling the effects of the understaffed and overcrowded ED, she said. The nurse said they had constantly begging management for more resource and staff but it had not happened, she said. We are grateful to our staff and patients for their understanding," the statement said.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 09, 2021 02:37 UTC