There's growing concern for the long-term health outcomes for patients whose surgeries and treatments are being delayed. 9News
"Mentally, it's a downer," she told 9News.
"When you're in pain and you're like, how long can I keep going with this pain and nausea because of the symptoms that I have."TO SUB:Their staff will be redirected into the public system to help with vaccinations and to manage the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. But there's growing concern for the long-term health outcomes for patients whose surgeries and treatments are being delayed.
There are still patients in the system waiting for cancelled surgery from 18 months ago, when the pandemic began. Patients impacted by these new cancellations are urged to seek medical help if they feel they need to be changed to a more urgent category.
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