Hawke's Bay Hospital's intensive care unit has had its training accreditation revoked because of infrastructure issues.
Hawke's Bay Hospital. Photo: Sandy Millar / Hawke's Bay Hospital
The College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand has sent the DHB a notice.
Acting chief medical and dental officer Michael Park said losing the accreditation would not affect patient care or the current intake of trainees - but it would affect the next intake.
The college had made it clear the withdrawal was not to do with the quality of training or care but with capacity, he said.
"The college acknowledges the level of commitment from the dedicated ICU team who have worked hard to provide training along with a high standard of patient care despite the infrastructure challenges of the unit."
"We are working hard to overcome the physical infrastructure challenges and have a solution, we believe, we can begin work on quite quickly, which management has supported."
A report would go to the board for sign-off once costings had been finalised. That was expected to be within the next two weeks.
"We are working hard to meet the standards set by the college for training, ensuring the continuation of high-quality patient care while at the same time realising the need for an interim solution until a permanent resolution is found as Hawke's Bay DHB works on its long-term capital plan."
The unit has two six-month intakes of doctors in the ICU each year, the most recent has 10 registrars which is the level between a junior and senior doctor.
The unit has been accredited with the college since 2005.