Frontline medical staff are facing more pressure at our hospitals.\xa0
Te Whatu Ora clinical performance metrics show the number of patients waiting more than four months to see a specialist has jumped 46% in the last year.\xa0
College of Physicians President, Stephen Inns, told Mike Hosking that this reflects what their members are seeing in ED.\xa0
He says people are waiting longer to see them, so they are sicker when they get there.\xa0
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