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Prof Robin Gauld: Questions raised around why we are not appropriately measuring non-urgent hospital treatment

Published: Feb. 2, 2023, 6:48 p.m.

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An unclear picture is being painted of the level of need in our health system.

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An editorial in the latest Medical Journal raises questions about why we\'re not appropriately measuring Unmet Secondary Elective Healthcare Need,\\xa0otherwise known as non-urgent hospital treatment.

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Otago Business School Dean, Professor Robin Gauld told Mike Hosking they\'ve done some work towards what officials would find if they did measure it.

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He says based on a small study they did of GPs, probably at least ten percent of the population would have some kind of unmet need.

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