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Arthroplasty surgery at recommenced on 22 March
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Hauora Tairāwhiti first said no surgeries were cancelled, it just didn t book patients for arthroplasty (joint) surgeries during that time.
However, it clarified after publication that four surgeries had been deferred .
It said the impact on wait times had been minimal, after double the normal number of surgeries took place in April.
Jim Green
Photo: LDR/ /The Gisborne Herald/ Paul Rickard
Hauora Tairāwhiti chief executive Jim Green said clinical staff in the orthopaedic department were concerned there were not enough nurses with the right qualifications and experience, to care for patients after joint replacements.