However, the board dismissed a concern raised by a GP practice manager over post-operative care, saying there was no issue.
Mornington Health Centre manager Jo Rowe, of Dunedin, said she was aware of patients who were unable to secure follow-up appointments after surgery. Difficult complications could develop after urogynaecological surgery, and follow-up care was important.
Mrs Rowe said GPs needed to step in to help, but the board needed to communicate so that could happen.
"The frustration is the fact that people are lost to follow-up. They end up presenting to their GP with usually further complications.
"We need honest communication between community and hospital-level care so the GPs are aware of where the shortfalls are,'' Mrs Rowe said.
The Otago Daily Times was also contacted by a patient, who did not wish to be named, who said she was having difficulty securing a regular scheduled urogynaecology appointment.
SDHB women's health medical director Dr Marion Poore said a specialist resigned earlier this year, leaving one urogynaecologist for the region.
That specialist is Assoc Prof Mike Stitely.
"This has resulted in a longer than ideal waiting time for women who need the more complex procedures in this subspecialty.''
However, the DHB did not "currently have an issue with seeing post-operative follow-ups''.
General gynaecologists were dealing with less complex urogynaecological cases, Dr Poore said.
All women who had had a gynaecological procedure were contacted by a nurse to arrange follow-up appointments, and less urgent patients were told to see their GP, she said.
