29 Aug 2019

Doctors working in women’s health feel ’at the bottom of the pile’

From Morning Report, 8:36 am on 29 August 2019

The College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is adding its voice to concerns about the lack of adequate health services for women.

Counties Manukau district health board has been having to turn away people with 'non -urgent' health issues because it's too busy.

Among the problems it defines as non-urgent are incontinence and endometriosis.

The College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist's vice-president is Dr John Tait, he spoke to Corin Dann.