Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 4:16 pm
Birthdays without Blair Vining are bittersweet – but
tomorrow marks an occasion his widow, Melissa Vining,
reckons he would think is the best gift of
all.
Building consent for the Southland Charity
Hospital – the project spurred on by community support for
the man who spent his final days before succumbing to bowel
cancer fighting for fairer healthcare for all New Zealanders
– has arrived just in time to mark what would have been
Blair’s 41st birthday on Thursday 13 May.
New
Zealander of the Year nominee Melissa, who has continued
Blair’s legacy and is one of the key figures spearheading
Press Release – Southland Charity Hospital Birthdays without Blair Vining are bittersweet but tomorrow marks an occasion his widow, Melissa Vining, reckons he would think is the best gift of all. Building consent for the Southland Charity Hospital the project spurred on by community …
Birthdays without Blair Vining are bittersweet – but tomorrow marks an occasion his widow, Melissa Vining, reckons he would think is the best gift of all.
Building consent for the Southland Charity Hospital – the project spurred on by community support for the man who spent his final days before succumbing to bowel cancer fighting for fairer healthcare for all New Zealanders – has arrived just in time to mark what would have been Blair’s 41st birthday on Thursday 13 May.
Southern District Health Board to outsource cancer treatment
12 May, 2021 09:36 PM
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Melissa Vining. Photo / Laura Smith
Otago Daily Times
Mountainous cancer treatment waiting lists have defeated the Southern District Health Board, which yesterday called for outside help to treat up to 200 people.
Patient advocates, while welcoming the prospect of much-needed diagnosis and treatment finally being provided for people possibly facing a terminal illness, were scathing of the SDHB for having let its waiting lists get to this point. I am really pleased for the people who are on the waiting list, but I m also really sad because that will cost so much money that could have been used for lots of patients, Southland cancer campaigner Melissa Vining said.
Calls for health minister Andrew Little to step in over long cancer waiting lists in south
6 May, 2021 07:30 PM
3 minutes to read
Southern cancer patients are dying and Health Minister Andrew Little needs to step in and save them, patient advocate Melissa Vining says. Photo / Paul Taylor
Southern cancer patients are dying and Health Minister Andrew Little needs to step in and save them, patient advocate Melissa Vining says. Photo / Paul Taylor
Otago Daily Times
Southern cancer patients are dying and Health Minister Andrew Little needs to step in and save them, patient advocate Melissa Vining says. How many people have to die before anyone takes action? she asked yesterday.