Hutt Hospital faces influx of Covid-19 patients amid staff shortages
Covid is having a big impact on Hutt Hospital. Up to one in three patients coming through Hutt Hospital's emergency department have Covid-19. At the same time as dealing with the influx of Covid patients, the ED was having to scramble to fill holes in the roster.
About 800 doctors and nurses at Wellington's three hospitals have been off sick or in isolation this week – that is nearly 15 per cent of the clinical workforce.
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I am lighter than air, but a hundred people cannot lift me. What am I?
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Poll: Should drivers retake the theory test every 10 years?
Drivers get where they need to go, but sometimes it seems that we are all abiding by different road rules (for example, the varying ways drivers indicate around a roundabout).
Do you think drivers should be required to take a quick driving theory test every 10 years?
Vote in the poll and share any road rules that you've seen bent! 😱
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47.9% Yes
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50.2% No
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1.9% Other - I'll share below
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