22 Oct 2024

ACC apologises to patient for delays

From Morning Report, 7:34 am on 22 October 2024

A woman who developed a debilitating chronic pain condition after breaking her foot says she's been stuck between ACC and the public system, with neither one taking responsibility for her rehabilitation. While ACC has now accepted her condition was caused by her injury, she's frustrated that it's taken three years to get a referral to a specialist pain service. Ruth Hill reports.