Endocrinology | Te Tai Tokerau (Northland)

• You will be referred by your General Practitioner (GP) to an specialist if you have a problem with any part of your endocrine system (the system that makes hormones). Your referral will be prioritised (given a position on a list of other referrals) depending on the disease and its severity.

• The average waiting time before an appointment at a clinic ranges from 2 weeks to 4 months, depending on how urgent your problem is deemed by the specialist.

• You may be asked to undergo some tests or fill in a questionnaire before seeing the doctor in the clinic to help with the diagnosis. 

• You will see either a specialist or a registrar (a doctor training to become a specialist who works under the supervision of a specialist).  

• You may have ongoing follow-up in the clinic or have your treatment carried out by your GP with advice from the specialist.

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