Patients left waiting in soiled beds at North Shore Hospital emergency department

RNZ23 Aug, 2026 06:08 PM4 mins to readNurses say conditions at North Shore Hospital's emergency department are undignified. Photo / Alex Burton (file)Nurses say conditions at North Shore Hospital's emergency department are undignified. Photo / Alex Burton (file)By Rowan Quinn of RNZPatients are waiting in soiled beds at North Shore Hospital’s emergency department and nurses say conditions are so bad it “feels feral”. One hundred and twenty nurses have written to Health NZ chief executive Dale Bramley, saying the ED is in its own state of