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Lost finger for patient; polite war of words for Te Whatu Ora and HDC
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Lost finger for patient; polite war of words for Te Whatu Ora and HDC
Wednesday 26 February 2025, 02:30 AM

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A recent HDC decision has called attention to service pressures, only for Te Whatu Ora to push back, arguing that monitoring access to care is the ministry’s role, a dispute that highlights wider concerns over accountability, resource allocation and oversight limits in the healthcare system. Alan Perrott reports
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Delays in diagnosing a man’s cancer diagnosis led to finger amputation, lymph node removal and radiation therapy.
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