NZ needs to rethink multi-bed hospital rooms
- Written by Cindy Towns, Senior Lecturer, University of Otago Wellington, University of Otago
As New Zealand agonises over its hospitals – where they are, how they should be staffed and how they should be funded – a key element in the debate is being missed: the need for single rooms in all public hospitals.
It’s currently normal for patients to stay in shared rooms with up to five other people. In some hospitals this...





