31 Jan 2019

Cancer patients wants action over 13-hour wait for transfer

From Morning Report, 7:10 am on 31 January 2019
Blair Vining was diagnosed with bowel cancer late last October and will open a conference on cancer at Te Papa in Wellington today.

Blair Vining was diagnosed with bowel cancer late last October and will open a conference on cancer at Te Papa in Wellington today. Photo: Facebook/Blair Vining’s Epic Journey

A father with terminal bowel cancer was left waiting 13 hours at Invercargill Hospital for a flight to Christchurch Hospital for emergency surgery. Thirty-eight-year-old Blair Vining says it's not good enough and is demanding urgent action.