Members of the South Island neurosurgery services expert
panel have returned to their homes following last week's
meetings in the South and it is not yet known when they may
return.
National Health Board project manager David Graham said the
panel "might have to rethink" the timing of its next trip to
Christchurch in the light of the upheaval following last
weekend's earthquake.
Panel members had been gathering information in Christchurch
on Friday and left on the last flight on Friday evening.
During last week, the panel spent time in Christchurch,
Dunedin and Invercargill, with their schedule including
public meetings at Dunedin and Invercargill each attended by
about 1000 people.
Mr Graham said the panel members Anne Kolbe (chairwoman),
David Russell and Glenn McCulloch would be working through
and "digesting" the considerable amount of material already
gathered and would continue to gather information.
He expected there would be further South Island meetings but
the times and places for these were not yet set.
The panel was expected to produce a report by the middle of
next month which would be used to inform the Director-general
of health's decision on the future configuration of
neurosurgery services in the South Island.
Mr Graham said people were still showing interest in
communicating with the panel and up to 100 emails had been
received at the special email address: expertpanel@moh.govt.nz
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