Melissa ViningAn emotional Melissa Vining this morning confronted the Southern District Health Board and challenged it to improve its cancer care services. The Vining family came to national prominence last year after Blair Vining, Ms Vining's husband, died from bowel cancer. "Long waiting times (for treatment) are not only cruel and inhumane, but they kill people," Ms Vining said. He spent his final months campaigning for a national cancer agency, amassing more than 140,00 signatures on a petition to Parliament. SDHB chairman Dave Cull acknowledged Ms Vining's presentation, and asked her to join the board's endoscopy user group.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 06, 2020 22:30 UTC