Blair Vining, who died of bowel cancer at the age of 39, worked tirelessly to help dramatically improve the health system. Photo / Layton FindlaterBlair Vining, who died of bowel cancer at the age of 39, worked tirelessly to help dramatically improve the health system. Photo / Layton FindlaterEmma Russell is a health reporter for the New Zealand HeraldWhen New Zealand lost Invercargill cancer patient Blair Vining there was anger in the air. Currently DHBs have a one-year budget, but Jackson said he hoped it would mean the health system could start thinking more long-term. But there was one itch the 38-year-old couldn't let go - a "broken health system".

Source: New Zealand Herald April 21, 2021 00:16 UTC