
Southland urology crisis raises concerns over patient safety
Urology services in Southland are reaching a breaking point with internal briefings showing health bosses moved a risk rating to extreme, with warnings of adverse patient impacts and the potential collapse of the Southland service. The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons' has a role in training and accrediting specialist urologists. Chair of its New Zealand committee Dr Sharon English spoke to John Campbell.
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