7 Apr 2025

NZ needs to decide whether to fix pot holes or save lives - GP

From Checkpoint, 5:08 pm on 7 April 2025

Tairawhiti doctors are warning some Gisborne Hospital services are on the brink of collapse and without an influx of doctors in the next four weeks could be forced to shut down. Last week, the head of pediatrics there told Checkpoint he has just half the Doctors he should and the relentless workload is taking a personal toll on people. Dr Fergus Aitcheson from Gisborne's Three Rivers Medical Centre spoke to Lisa Owen.