4 Aug 2025

Patients stuck in North Shore ward

From Morning Report, 7:16 am on 4 August 2025

North Shore Hospital has an entire ward of people with no medical reason to be there. The 20-bed ward was created in May for patients who no longer need hospital care but have nowhere to go, such as to aged care facilities. APEX Union Deborah Powell spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.