700 days with catheter, months waiting for 'urgent' cancer care on Southland urology waitlist
2 sources·Updated November 2, 2026
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- RNZ National·9h ago700 days with catheter, months waiting for 'urgent' cancer care on Southland urology waitlist
David, who is 82, says he's repeatedly sought updates from Southland Hospital about his operation but has been met with unanswered emails and voicemail messages.
Read at RNZ National → - Otago Daily Times·9h agoSouthland man spends 700 days with ‘temporary’ catheter as region suffers through lack of urologists
More than once a month for two years, Southland man David has rushed to hospital or had to call for help, because of a painfully blocked catheter.
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