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Simeon Brown desperately trying to spin this disaster he's created at Starship as 'delay' and 'shifting appointments' and blaming his political opponents for the very mess he's allowed to occur: #nzpol

screenshot of simeons facebook post - I wouldn’t normally write a post like this, but what I’ve seen reported this morning would have caused significant unnecessary distress for many families.
A story out today claimed that Starship Hospital has suspended cancer treatment for children. That is not true. No child has had their cancer care suspended.
There have been a small number of nursing vacancies in Starship’s oncology service, which Health NZ advises me have come about through natural attrition, such as parental leave and retirement. These vacancies have all now been filled or recruited to. As I have always said, Health NZ is actively recruiting to vacancies and there is no hiring freeze at Health NZ.
Because of these vacancies, a handful of chemotherapy sessions have been delayed by a few days, and never by more than seven, with children with the highest clinical need being prioritised. Two bone marrow transplants have been shifted slightly from their original dates, which happens from time to time even when Starship is fully staffed, and both are still going ahead. Two patients from Taranaki went to Christchurch for assessment. That is how New Zealand’s national child cancer network is set up to work.
Again, no child has had their cancer care suspended.
Some political leaders have shared this story today. Now that the facts are out, I ask them to please consider the families who are already going through the hardest time of their lives and don’t need this added unnecessary worry.

Sacha@sachadylan.bsky.social

“Over the last year with budget constraints, they’ve not hired new nurses. Anytime a nurse left, they weren’t replaced.” - Starship children's hospital whistleblower. (paywalled) #NzPol

nzherald.co.nz

'Horrified and appalled': Starship suspends child cancer treatments amid staff crisis

A hospital nurse said the move increases the risk of complications or death from cancers.

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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 14h

FWIW, I put a reply back to it over there ⬇️ I probably could have said more, but hopefully better something than nothing. bsky.app/profile/did:...

Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿@notjustdna.bsky.social

#NZpol Simeon Brown is now trying to soften it, urging people to "think of the parents" (first screen capture). I’ve put up a quick response (second screen capture).

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Jennifer Ward @jenospeno.bsky.social · 14h

THIS ⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⭐️🤜🙏🏼

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