The Health Taskforce boss has admitted Middlemore Hospital's emergency department is overcrowded and dysfunctional.

A scathing study carried out following the death of a patient at Middlemore earlier this year came back with 101 recommendations needed to get Aotearoa's healthcare wait lists, accessibility and equity back on track

Speaking to Tova O'Brien taskforce chair and Chief Medical Officer of Counties Manukau DHB Andrew Connolly said he is concerned about the Middlemore situation.

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