Seeking details on cardiac backlog time consuming

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Seeking details on cardiac backlog time consuming

Stephen
Forbes
Surgery
 Te Whatu Ora took eight months to respond to five questions from New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa on bottlenecks in cardiac surgery [Image: Abraham Popocatl on Unsplash] 

In June last year, New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa reporter Stephen Forbes sought a response from Te Whatu Ora to five simple questions on a cardiac surgery backlog. What was meant to be a straightforward query turned into a protracted process, highlighting the Crown agency’s lack of transparency

At a Te Whatu Ora board meeting on 23 June last year, chief executive Margie Apa discussed the ongoing review of waiting lists and recent challenges s