Systemic failures such as at Middlemore Hospital's ED are rife among urgent care clinics too, according to industry leaders.
A review into the death of a woman after she left the hospital's overcrowded emergency department without being seen has identified serious problems.
It found only half of all patients are seen within six hours, and described Middlemore as "dysfunctional, overcrowded and unsafe".
Royal College of Urgent Care co-founder, and White Cross director of urgent care Dr Alistair Sullivan spoke to Guyon Espiner.
