28 May 2021

Waikato DHB cyber attack: Impacted cancer patients will be treated in NZ - Cancer Control Agency chief

From Morning Report, 7:34 am on 28 May 2021

Because of the lockdown in Victoria, Waikato cancer patients will most likely stay in this country to finish their treatment.

Australia had initially been considered as a possible option for care after the cyber attack disrupted radiation therapy and other services.

Te Aho o Te Kahu - the Cancer Control Agency says the district's 73 current cancer patients are now being looked after in Auckland, Wellington and Tauranga.

Chief executive Diana Sarfati says she's confident those people will be treated in New Zealand.

Sarfati spoke to Susie Ferguson.