Patients are being urged to continue getting the medical imaging they need
Patients are being urged to continue getting the medical imaging they need
23 April 2020
Community radiology practices across New Zealand are reporting a concerning number of essential treatments and diagnostic procedures, are being deferred.
President of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists Dr Lance Lawler says they're concerned people could be sitting on lumps, bleeding or other symptoms, they'd usually go and see their doctors for.
He says because of the lockdown and the way it affects people, they tend not to go.
Lawler says the worrying thing is that people will present with the significant diagnosis, but later.
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