Stephen Hoffman
Dying Dunedin man urges others waiting for treatment to stay on the phone
A dying Dunedin man is urging patients waiting for too long to see a specialist to help save their own lives by picking up the phone.
It follows a damning investigation by the Health and Disability… Video, Audio
ACC fasttracks dying man's claim
A Dunedin man whose cancer spread whilst waiting for prostate cancer treatment at the Southern DHB says he is struggling to make ends meet whilst he waits for ACC to settle his claim. Audio
Man's life shortened due to cancer treatment delay
John Campbell meets Dunedin man Stephen Hoffman, whose cancer spread while he waited 11 months for surgery. He's now terminally ill and waiting on DHB paperwork to get ACC support. Video, Audio
Dunedin Hospital 'running on a knife edge'
Labour's health spokesperson David Clark says treatment delays at Dunedin Hospital that may have led to shortened life expectancies for at least six men are representative of the human cost of a focus… Audio
Southern DHB's life-shortening failure
Several men may have had their lives shortened by "unreasonable" delays in prostate cancer treatment at Dunedin Hospital - and many more will be in the same position, the Southern DHB says. Video, Audio