MIL OSI – Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists – Press Release/Statement
Headline: Christchurch skin patients miss out as dermatology shortage reaches crisis point
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The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) is the professional association and union uniting doctors and dentists in New Zealand.
27 October 2015
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Stuff – Cate Broughton
A major shortage of public hospital dermatologists has reached “crisis point” in Christchurch, leaving patients without specialist care, a doctor says. Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) chief of medicine Dr Alan Pithie told board members at a recent Hospital Advisory Committee meeting that Christchurch’s outpatient dermatology service was “almost imploding” due to the shortage. Read the full article here.
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