Southern GPs frustrated at hitting brick wall for cancer referrals

+News

Southern GPs frustrated at hitting brick wall for cancer referrals

Dunedin Hospital
Some patients are presenting to Southern DHB emergency departments in crisis after having referrals for specialist investigations repeatedly rejected or delayed, say southern GPs
“You can have a patient with fairly ‘barn door’ symptoms, that indicate a serious issue, and you get pushed back all the time” Southern GPs repo