Ten months after a highly critical report on cancer services in Southland and Otago some patients are still waiting too long for treatment because there aren't enough specialists.
The investigation last year by the Health and Disability Commissioner found wait times at Southern District Health Board, now Te Whatu Ora Southern, were so bad that some cancer patients were likely to die before seeing a specialist.
Now, in a follow up report doctors say the situation in some departments has got worse since the initial inquiry last April.
Ruth Hill reports.
