Local services and families say children are being left in limbo waiting to be assessed, diagnosed and treated for certain types of problems as access to paediatric specialists evaporates.
Children up to the age of 16 now have even fewer options with workforce shortages forcing the Paediatric Outpatient Unit at Dubbo Base Hospital to restrict their intake of “non-urgent” and “non-medical” patients.
At least one child in Coonamble has been waiting to see a paediatrician for about three years and all involved say the situation is getting worse.
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