Pio v Accident Compensation Corporation (Weekly Compensation) [2023] NZACC 142 [pdf, 303 KB]
...pain in the left hand, except for that finger. The pain was described as a throbbing dull ache that woke him at night. An orthopaedic referral was arranged. [30] On 3 January 2019, Mr Jeffrey Holman, orthopaedic surgeon, reviewed Mr Pio and requested that nerve conduction studies be carried out. On 20 March 2019, the neurology department at Wellington Hospital wrote that it was unable to accept Accident Compensation referrals due to waiting pressure for nerve conduction studies....