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COVID vaccine may lead to a harmless lump in your armpit, so women advised to delay mammograms for 6 weeks

Improved cancer treatment relies on more staff

Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Toi Mata Hauora warns cancer treatment in New Zealand will not improve without planning and action to fill gaps and boost the medical workforce. In its first report the Cancer Control Agency, Te Aho o Te Kahu, identifies issues around an ageing cancer specialist workforce and the need to attract more trainees. “Unfortunately, that doesn’t reflect the pressure staff and departments are currently under, and the overall picture is more urgent,” says ASMS Executive Director Sarah Dalton. “Oncology services in so many parts of the country are stretched and understaffed, resulting in delayed appointments and growing waiting times for patients. In some cases, the time from referral to treatment is 12 weeks, when it should be four weeks. You can imagine the anxiety that causes for someone dealing with a cancer diagnosis”.

MRI scans on the rise despite shortfall in Medicare funding

MRI scans on the rise despite shortfall in Medicare funding By Monica Attia Normal text size Advertisement Health practitioners and consumer advocates want every MRI to be covered fully by Medicare, with new figures showing more Australians are being sent for the scans as other imaging methods decline in use. Department of Health figures show a 20 per cent rise in the number of MRIs conducted over the past three years, with more than 1.3 million performed in the 2019-20 financial year. But depending on which machine is used, some scans are eligible for only a partial rebate. During the same three-year period, there was a 6 per cent fall in the number of X-rays, a 1 per cent fall in ultrasounds and a 4 per cent rise in CT scans.

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