Southern DHB failed to prioritise patients - commissioner

Health and Disability Commissioner Anthony Hill says the Southerm District Health Board couldn't cope with demand and failed to prioritise patients, after Southland farmer Kobe Brown's eye appointment was delayed by six months, causing him to lose vision in his right eye. The DHB has been referred for potential legal action over the delay. It still has 768 patients who have been waiting one and a half times longer than they should for an appointment.