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Wife of patient who died at Waikato Hospital says staffing levels and experience remain a concern

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Wife of patient who died at Waikato Hospital says staffing levels and experience remain a concern
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A widow is raising concerns about staffing levels at Waikato Hospital following the preventable death of her husband in 2019. While the Health and Disability Commissioner found the hospital breached consumer rights, the family remains worried that systemic staffing issues persist.

A widow of a diabetic and cardiac patient who collapsed and later died while searching for food in Waikato Hospital says he was coherent, talking and comfortable when she'd last seen him just hours earlier.

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