14 May 2020

Coronavirus: NZNO wants WorkSafe investigation into Waitakere Hospital

From Morning Report, 8:37 am on 14 May 2020

The nurses organisation is calling for Worksafe to investigate how seven nurses caught Covid-19 at Waitakere Hospital.

They caught the virus after infected residents from St Margarets rest home were moved to the hospital.

A review into how the first three nurses caught the disease- has found the hospital was ill prepared for the patients and staff were using broken or poorly fitting protective clothing.

RNZ's Health Correspondent Rowan Quinn reports.