St John breached care standards after man died from building site injury

Monday 8 September 2025 · 5 outlets · 5 reports · updated Mon 8 Sep 2025, 5:32pm

In this story Hato Hone St John

The Health and Disability Commissioner found St John breached care standards following a 2021 incident in Auckland. A 43-year-old man died from blood loss after an ambulance delay forced his son to drive him to hospital. The ambulance arrived 30 minutes after the man had already been transported.

How they headlined it

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1. NZ HeraldMon 8 Sep 2025, 2:00pm

   Man bled to death after building site accident; St John breached care standards, HDC finds (opens in new tab)

2. StuffMon 8 Sep 2025, 2:00pm

   ‘He’s going to bleed to death’: Father died in hospital after ambulance delays (opens in new tab)

3. RNZMon 8 Sep 2025, 2:48pm

   Ambulance arrives 30 minutes after son drove father to hospital (opens in new tab)

4. 1News via RNZMon 8 Sep 2025, 3:00pm

   Ambulance arrives 30 minutes after man drove father to hospital (opens in new tab)

5. Otago Daily TimesMon 8 Sep 2025, 5:32pm

   Son's desperate drive after ambulance delay (opens in new tab)