Staff in the emergency department at the Royal Hobart Hospital are doing their best, but are working in 'awful conditions' in a system that is failing them, a doctor says.
While the RHH ED will not turn anyone away, people who can seek treatment elsewhere are asked to do so, and those whose lives are not immediately in danger are warned that wait times have blown out.
"The staff keep pushing and pushing, and pushing and it's a huge testament to them; how well a lot of these patients are being cared for despite the awful conditions that we work through. He said it was the people on the ground who kept the health system afloat, "but they're faced with this unbelievable task of trying to work in a system that is failing them".
"I see hospital inpatient teams forced to care for patients in the waiting room, instead of in a private space, whilst still showing complete compassion and professionalism."Dr Ascencio-Lane said he did not want to lay blame.
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