Woman died after hospital told her she faced 25-hour wait, family says

RNZ8 Jul, 2026 06:56 AM4 mins to readBriar Parfitt was told by Palmerston North Hospital there would be a wait of more than a day to be seen, so she returned home. She died in a car later that day on the way to Hawke’s Bay Hospital. Photo / RNZBy Jimmy Ellingham of RNZA grieving family is seeking answers about what their loved one was told about waiting times at Palmerston North Hospital before she walked out and died hours later while going to get help at another hospital.

Briar Parfitt, 40, died on