Documents show clinicians raised the alarm about unacceptable waiting lists for cancer treatment for southerners as early as January. Photo / 123RFDocuments show clinicians raised the alarm about unacceptable waiting lists for cancer treatment for southerners as early as January. Photo / 123RFAt least 27 people were recorded as having suffered harm in the first two months of this year while lingering on the Southern District Health Board's cancer treatment waiting list. A "Medical Oncology Harm Register" was drafted for SDHB chief executive Chris Fleming, which showed in February that 27 people were considered as having suffered harm due to medical oncology waiting times. Last month the SDHB approved outsourcing treatment of up to 130 breast and prostate cancer patients at St Georges private hospital in Christchurch.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 14, 2021 17:03 UTC