7 Jul 2025

MERAS on Wellington Hospital cutting beds in maternity unit

From Morning Report, 8:11 am on 7 July 2025

The union representing midwives says Wellington Hospital cutting beds from its gynaecology and maternity wards in a trial aimed at making more room for patients from the overcrowded Emergency Department is a bad move. Midwifery Representation and Advisory Service's Caroline Conroy spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.