Photo: Gorodenkoff Productions OU / 123RFA backlog of people waiting for CT scans at Middlemore Hospital has reached crisis levels as radiology staffing shortages and people leaving the profession impact frontline services, a union says. She said Middlemore was currently operating with just two, which meant while one was working, the other was on call. But Powell said the fact Middlemore Hospital currently had a shortage of about 35 radiographers was only adding to the backlog. A Te Whatu Ora spokesperson said it currently had 1444 patients waiting for CT scans, as of 30 October 2022. The spokesperson said radiology professionals had also been included in the government's updated immigration green list released in July which provides a guaranteed pathway to residency for skilled migrants.

Source: Stuff November 28, 2022 04:50 UTC