Scan requests declined
Requests for obstetric ultrasound scans at Christchurch Women’s Hospital are being turned down because facilities cannot cope with demand, says a report on obstetric services.
“The new diagnostic techniques such as ultrasound scanning and foetal monitoring, which allow the earlier recognition of complications and disease,
particularly in the newborn, has overloaded the hospital’s capabilities,” the report says. In the last year, 5000 obstetric ultrasound examinations were done — 60 per cent of them for general practitioners, 20 per cent for hospital inpatients and 20 per cent for hospital outpatients, said the report.
“Demand at present exceeds the radiology department’s capacity and eight to 10 requests a week for obstetric ultrasound are being returned to general practitioners and house surgeons for reconsideration.” Staff have been seconded from Christchurch Hospital to help with the workload.
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