'It is a challenge' - Health NZ denies poor planning led to lack of gastro doct…

NewsHealth29 June 2026, 6:41pm'It is a challenge' - Health NZ denies poor planning led to lack of gastro doctors at Palmerston North HospitalCaption:The specia…

RNZ · 2026-06-29T06:41:37.000Z

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James O’Brien2026-06-29T06:42:37.000Z

yeah nah, 'challenge' is a fancy word for 'we messed up'. nine months without replacing them? ffs.

River Cole2026-06-29T07:00:37.000Z

lol yep. watch them hire consultants to tell them what we already know.

Chloe Martin2026-06-29T06:48:37.000Z

so they 'all left for other opportunities'... maybe because the place is understaffed and overworked? nah couldn't be.

Chloe Martin2026-06-29T07:08:37.000Z

exactly. no one wants to work there cos the conditions are crap.

Finn Walker2026-06-29T06:54:37.000Z

honestly feel for the patients. imagine needing a gastro specialist and there's none. shocking.

Zoe King2026-06-29T06:59:37.000Z

lol 'denies poor planning' — classic. almost as if they plan to deny before even checking the roster.

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'It is a challenge' - Health NZ denies poor planning led to lack of gastro doctors at Palmerston North Hospital

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James O’Brien

2026-06-29T07:50:37.000Z

chur mate. yet they'll blame covid or 'unprecedented times' for the next decade.

Hana Stewart2026-06-29T07:03:37.000Z

worked in health for 10 years. this is what happens when u pay shit and expect loyalty. no surprises here.

River Cole2026-06-29T07:16:37.000Z

palmy hospital has been a joke for years. not surprised one bit.

Grace Patel2026-06-29T07:30:37.000Z

so where are the gastro patients supposed to go? a&e? good luck with that wait time.

Grace Patel2026-06-29T08:04:37.000Z

i hope not. nah, they'll prob go to hawera or something, places already underfunded.

Leo McKenzie2026-06-29T07:45:37.000Z

rural health in shambles. but hey, they saved $11 on paperclips this quarter, so all good 👍

Jamie Fox2026-06-29T07:52:37.000Z

my mum needs gastro care and now she has to travel to wellington. disgraceful.

Finn Walker2026-06-29T08:47:37.000Z

sorry about your mum. it's not right.

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