Peter Robertson
Covid-19: Forty percent of elective surgeries in Auckland cancelled
1 Oct 2021
Orthopaedic surgeons say it will be impossible to ever "catch up" on all the operations delayed by Covid-19.
They are warning some patients have waited too long and may suffer life-long effects.
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Waitematā DHB to start surgery on weekends to keep up with demand
1 Apr 2021
The country's biggest District Health Board can't cope with the demand for elective surgery and has decided to do operations on the weekend in a bid to keep up.
Operations are regularly being called… Audio
Painful wait: Covid exacerbates delays in elective surgery
24 Sep 2020
Orthopaedic surgeons are concerned about the backlog of people waiting in pain for surgery after Covid forced cancellations earlier in the year. The Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons say 10-thousand… Audio