January: Water, water everywhere: How primary care coped and helped others deal with floods

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January: Water, water everywhere: How primary care coped and helped others deal with floods

New Zealand Doctor team

New Zealand Doctor team

Submerged car, Auckland floods
Rising floodwaters took out this car outside Archers Medical Centre on Auckland’s North Shore [Image: Noelle Bunge]

Health providers describe their experiences during and after last month’s downpours and floods. The New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa and Pharmacy Today teams report from around the regions and Auckland city, where a daily record was set with 258mm of rain falling in the initial deluge on Friday 27 January. States of emergency were declared for Auckland, Thames-Coromandel, Northland and Waitomo

I was prepared to stay the night. We have beds, tea and coffee, what more do you need? A general practice receptionist found herself trapped for