A drain on public resources
A drain on public resources
18 February 2021
Dunedin ED staff are keen to see the end of the summer silly season -- and its surge in drunk, drugged and disorderly patients.
Southern DHB's Dr Richard Stephenson says some especially rowdy patients need constant watching -- meaning staff have to call for extra help.
He says under-pressure staff often have to call in police and security staff -- for a violent, intoxicated patient suffering nothing more than a cut hand.
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