Norton said the RCA investigation took longer than planned, but he wanted to ensure the outcomes were "accurate and meaningful". I knew something was up and it wasn't depression but he was flat out refused," Ms Jackson said. Figures released under the Official Information Act showed Buller Health Medical Centre had 28 locum doctors covering 2.44 full-time equivalent positions in the last financial year. Mr Bain went to the doctor three more times with worsening symptoms before his partner, Jasmine Jackson, took him to Buller Hospital. A man whose brain cancer was misdiagnosed as depression is fed up waiting for answers from the West Coast District Health Board (WCDHB).

Source: New Zealand Herald July 28, 2016 04:18 UTC