‘Managing patients into grave’ Referral rejection rife say GPs

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‘Managing patients into grave’ Referral rejection rife say GPs

Martin
Johnston
Nelson Hospital 1
Patients in Nelson Marlborough have the second highest risk of being declined for first specialist assessment at Te Whatu Ora services following referral by a GP [Image: NZD]
[I] couldn’t get her in first specialist assessment at Te Whatu Ora services following referral by a GP [to cardiology], and she just got worse and wo, robin gauld, Robin Gauld of the University of Otago is a co-author of the study [Image: Supplied]