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flag A flawed 2025 IT system at Wellington Hospital causes ongoing outages, risking patient safety and sparking calls for urgent fixes and investment.

flag A new IT system rollout at Wellington Hospital in 2025 has triggered ongoing outages and slow performance since March, disrupting access to patient records, scans, and X-rays, forcing staff to use paper-based processes and risking patient safety. flag The Public Service Association blames government cuts to specialist IT staff and underfunding, warning systemic vulnerabilities threaten care quality and data privacy. flag Despite Health NZ acknowledging the issues and working on fixes, including hardware upgrades, union leaders say the situation remains a persistent risk and demand urgent investment, better staffing, and a privacy investigation. flag Health Minister Simeon Brown’s focus on past reforms is criticized as a distraction.

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