Balanced News: Omicron, lack of staff blamed for ongoing surgery delays

Surgical waiting lists are getting worse in several parts of the country, despite moves by the government to try to shrink them. The situation has been made worse worse in the first and second Omicron outbreaks, with several hospitals cancelling most planned surgery. Christchurch surgeon John McKie, past president of the Orthopaedic Association, was regularly having his surgical lists cut.