Fears Southland's Urology Service Could Collapse as Surgeries Cancelled

Fears Southland's urology service could collapse as surgeries cancelled

Health New Zealand is transferring patients as far as Christchurch and offering $3000 a day to locums while Southland lacks a permanent full-time urologist, documents released under the Official Information Act reveal.

Doctors Warn Of Southland Urology Collapse

Southland has been left without a permanent full-time urologist, with Health New Zealand transferring patients as far as Christchurch and paying locums $3000 a day to plug the gap — while internal documents show bosses rated the situation as an "extreme" risk and warned of the potential "collapse of the Southland