Rachel Graham

1 month ago | radionz.co.nz | Rachel Graham

Spinal patients having to wait for specialist care, psychiatrists struggling to keep up with the workload and students nurses eyeing up Australia before they are even fully trained - these were just some of the stories shared at a meeting about the health system in Christchurch. The meeting was organised by the Nurses Organisation, as a chance for people to come together and talk about the pressures they are facing.

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Rachel Graham

Spinal patients having to wait for specialist care, psychiatrists struggling to keep up with the workload and students nurses eyeing up Australia before they are even fully trained - these were just some of the stories shared at a meeting about the health system in Christchurch. The meeting was organised by the Nurses Organisation, as a chance for people to come together and talk about the pressures they are facing.

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Rachel Graham

RNZ is New Zealand's statutory civil defence lifeline radio broadcaster, providing vital information and updates as they come to hand. All frequencies can be found here. Roads are under water around the Christchurch suburb of Beckenham, but residents are hopeful their homes have not been inundated. Waimea Terrace resident Jack Gunn said the whole stretch of road in front of his riverside home was flooded, but the water had not made it up the driveway.

1 month ago | radionz.co.nz | Rachel Graham

RNZ is New Zealand's statutory civil defence lifeline radio broadcaster, providing vital information and updates as they come to hand. All frequencies can be found here. Roads are under water around the Christchurch suburb of Beckenham, but residents are hopeful their homes have not been inundated. Waimea Terrace resident Jack Gunn said the whole stretch of road in front of his riverside home was flooded, but the water had not made it up the driveway.

2 months ago | radionz.co.nz | Rachel Graham

New peer support services have started at Christchurch Hospital's Emergency DepartmentThe services will offer patients in mental distress comfort and help to connect with community resources. The minister of mental health says the move is not connected to changes in police's mental health response in EDs.New peer support workers at Christchurch Hospital's emergency department say it feels special to now help patients at a place they have also experienced mental health distress.