New Zealand's approach to cancer care isn't working
New Zealand's approach to cancer care isn't working
26 March 2019
New figures show cancer patients are waiting up to 12 weeks for urgent treatment.
Cancer Society medical director Dr Chris Jackson says treatment is becoming increasingly specialised.
He says the DHB-led approach isn't a good use of resources.
Jackson says some treatments should be concentrated to certain hospitals.
He says to improve treatment times, New Zealand needs to adopt a top-down approach, rather than letting each DHB lead themselves.
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