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700 days with a catheter, seven months waiting for 'urgent priority' cancer care
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What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a health story. RNZ is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 2 Nov 2026, 16:52 UTC. The headline in use is “700 days with a catheter, seven months waiting for 'urgent priority' cancer care”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
David, who is 82, says he's repeatedly sought updates from Southland Hospital about his planned operation but has been met with unanswered emails and voicemail messages.
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700 days with a catheter, seven months waiting for 'urgent priority' cancer care
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