新西兰拨款2 000万美元,通过增加工作人员和服务,减少紧急等候时间。 New Zealand allocates $20M to cut emergency wait times by boosting staffing and services post-record winter surge.

新西兰将在九个月内投资2 000万美元, 增加紧急部门人员配备, 目的是减少病人等候时间, 减轻全国最繁忙的冬天过后医院的压力。 New Zealand will invest $20 million over nine months to boost emergency department staffing, aiming to reduce patient wait times and ease pressure on hospitals after the country’s busiest winter on record. 这笔资金来自新西兰卫生部的年度提升,将用于支持医生、护士和支助人员的招聘,优先考虑高需求医院,加强患者流动、高级决策和周末能力。 The funding, drawn from Health New Zealand’s annual uplift, will support recruitment of doctors, nurses, and support staff, prioritize high-need hospitals, and enhance patient flow, senior decision-making, and weekend capacity. 它还将扩大高级护士和相关保健专业人员的作用,增加清洁和有秩序的人员配置,并在激增期间扩大在家医院服务和灵活床位。 It will also expand roles for advanced nurses and allied health professionals, increase cleaning and orderly staffing, and expand hospital-in-the-home services and flex beds during surges. 这一行动是在最近基础设施升级和努力恢复紧急部门业绩目标之后进行的。 The move follows recent infrastructure upgrades and efforts to restore emergency department performance targets. 尽管正在取得进展,但官员承认需要更多长期投资。 While progress is underway, officials acknowledge more long-term investment is needed.