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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Vital lab tests facing 'unnecessary' delays as samples sent across country
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:06:28
	Publish Date:		2025-12-19 03:49:00
	Description:		Vital lab tests for Gisborne patients are facing unnecessary delays as samples are flown or driven hundreds of kilometres across the country for analysis, according to one union. Apex represents MedLab workers who are currently locked in a pay dispute. It says delays to key diagnostic tests for life threatening conditions like meningitis, leukaemia and antibiotic resistance are because the medical lab at Gisborne is 50 percent owned by a private company that is profit driven. National Secretary for Apex, Deborah Powell spoke to Lisa Owen.
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