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Southland Urology at Risk as Surgeries Canceled and Patients Transferred

Southland Urology at Risk as Surgeries Canceled and Patients Transferred

Documents show Health New Zealand is transferring patients as far as Christchurch while Southland lacks a permanent full-time urologist. Authorities are offering up to $3000 a day to locums as service pressures mount.

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Fears Southland's urology service could collapse as surgeries cancelled