8 Jul 2019

DHB asks govt for help with obese patients

From Checkpoint, 6:08 pm on 8 July 2019

Counties Manukau DHB says its facilities and services are severely under pressure, with some morbidly obese patients stuck in hospital for months because there are no community care units that can accommodate their size.

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