Abstract:<p>Overcrowding in emergency departments is becoming a public health crisis in Aotearoa New Zealand. As demand for acute care continues to rise, and hospitals are running over capacity, emergency department patients requiring admission to hospital wards have nowhere to go. Healthcare workers are being forced to use unsafe interim solutions like corridor stays. Despite numerous attempts at intervention, the situation is not improving, posing serious risks to patient safety and staff wellbeing. This re… Show more
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