Amanda Gillies

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2,431 appearances 46 recordings 4 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 6d ago

Amanda Gillies’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 46 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 12.

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The Detail · Inside NZ's hospital crisis · 30 Jul 2026 podcast

Why are patients slipping over in showers while crushing corns? voice-verified

cockroaches with fleas nearby and what's been done to fix long waiting lists and understaffing issues. voice-verified

Unfortunately, it doesn't end here. voice-verified

It was revealed this month that some hospital staff have been confronted by sodden and collapsed roofing panels, failing lights and wet electrical sockets crackling with electricity. voice-verified

That is actually the sound of one faulty socket at Hutt Hospital. voice-verified

Sadly, this is not a new problem for Kiwi medical staff and their patients. voice-verified

This from two years ago. voice-verified

So today I sit down with health correspondent Kate Green, who has covered nearly every health issue for RNZ in recent times. voice-verified

I start by asking her, is our public hospital system at a tipping point? voice-verified

I think the one story that shocked New Zealand is when we had the death of that patient in the hospital waiting room twice. voice-verified

I mean is that just indicative of the pressures I guess that are facing our emergency departments right now? voice-verified

And that was a heartbreaking story. voice-verified

But the most recent one you've done actually made my skin crawl, Kate. voice-verified

That was about the patient who slipped in the shower after trying to squash a cockroach while there were reports of fleas in the ward or just nearby. voice-verified

Talk me through that. voice-verified

Dr Mike Sheppard, Health New Zealand's Director of Operations for Auckland, spoke to Morning Report about the situation on Monday. voice-verified

Then on Wednesday, Kate broke another health story, this one involving a patient who had to diagnose himself despite seeing a doctor. voice-verified

And has the GP apologised? voice-verified

And are we at a state now where patients are now having to diagnose themselves? voice-verified

Wow. voice-verified

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