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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Lower North Island young patients rely on out-of-town surgeons
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:03:36
	Publish Date:		2022-11-23 04:22:00
	Description:		Children who need operations in Wellington and the lower North Island will continue to rely on out-of-town surgeons flying in, for another two years. Specialists say the collapse of paediatric surgery services in Wellington is symptomatic of wider problems in the health system - with some arguing the barriers for overseas-trained doctors are too high. Ruth Hill reports.
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