Waiting Lists
The Week in Detail: Waitlist algorithms, teacher strikes, and the Kermadecs
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Woman will spend savings on hip surgery after DHB declines
A self-employed Wellington woman whose arthritis is so bad she cannot walk more than 5 steps, will spend $30 thousand of her retirement savings to have surgery done privately because she has been… Audio
Annette King calls for investigation into phantom waiting lists
Labour health spokesperson Annette King says phantom waiting lists are just that. She tells Morning Report patients are getting the run around. Audio
People being turned away without seeing specialists
The Minister of Health denies existence of phantom waiting lists saying , Forty five thousand patients referred to hospital specialists by GPs were turned away according to the latest figures from the… Audio
Shorter wait times squeezing patients off waiting list
New research shows more than 1 in 3 patients who need hip and knee operations in at least two district health boards are not getting them because of budget restrictions. Audio