Open Justice reporter·NZ Herald·14 Sep, 2026 05:00 AM4 mins to readThe doctor saw the woman several times during 2022, but did not make the referral to a specialist service for eight months. Photo / 123RFA junior doctor failed to refer a woman with worsening gastrointestinal symptoms to a specialist service for eight months, despite being told that three of her immediate family members had died from cancer. The woman was subsequently diagnosed with advanced stomach cancer after it had reached stage 4 – the
Health and Disability Commissioner: Woman dies of cancer after delay in specialist referral
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