克赖斯特彻奇医院要求家庭因医疗助理短缺而监测病人。 Christchurch Hospital asks families to monitor patients due to healthcare assistant shortage.

6月22日,克赖斯特彻奇医院因保健助理短缺,要求家庭成员与病人同坐。 Christchurch Hospital asked family members to sit with patients due to a shortage of healthcare assistants on June 22. 资金不足和就业冻结造成这种短缺,导致管理人员向家庭寻求帮助,以监测病人的混乱或其他症状。 This shortage, caused by underfunding and employment freezes, led managers to seek help from families in monitoring patients for confusion or other symptoms. 新西兰护士组织的Al Dietschin表示,由家庭承担工作人员角色是不适当的,而坎特伯雷护士主任Becky Hickmott承认人员配备问题,但指出,努力确保病人护理仍然是适当的。 Al Dietschin from the New Zealand Nurses Organisation said it was inappropriate for families to take on staff roles, while Becky Hickmott, Canterbury's director of nursing, acknowledged staffing issues but noted efforts to ensure patient care remained appropriate.