Doctor quits over unbearable workload at provincial hospital.
The last permanent gastroenterology doctor has now left Palmerston North Hospital, leaving the region's digestive health needs in the hands of locum and temporary specialists.
Health services are reporting high levels of emergency calls as temperatures hit 40C.
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Emergency services were called to Percival St in Rangiora about 12.45pm.