A Wellington mother of two says her fight for life against cancer has left her broke after the public health system messed her around for years.
The woman, who RNZ won't identify was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018.
She experienced delays, surgery appointments being misplaced, and then a series of doctors arguing over what care she should, or can, get - all the while, as the cancer spread
In the end, last year, she paid thousands to go private.
The woman received an apology over delays from Wellington district health but her wider complaint against it is still inching along.
Te Whatu Ora's Wellington district says it is reviewing this case but cannot comment more without breaching privacy
A new expert working group has been set up to come up with a nationally coordinating cancer care plan.
Cancer Control Agency chief executive Nicola Hill that will help put an end to the ad hoc postcode system many patients are caught up in.
