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Patria Hume: AUT Professor on ACC delays contributing to thousands of concussed Kiwis going without care

Published: Oct. 6, 2022, 7:53 p.m.

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ACC delays have contributed to thousands of concussed Kiwis going without the care they need.

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AUT analysis of more than 55,000 concussion-related ACC claims between 2016 and 2018 has found 12 percent were not seen by a specialist for over a week.

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Two-thirds didn\'t receive follow-up care, and a quarter waited more than two months to be seen at a concussion clinic.

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AUT Professor Patria Hume says ACC has improved access to specialist care.

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She says the bad news is, we don\'t have enough specialist concussion clinics and that needs to be improved.

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