The mayor of Porirua Litea Ah Hoi is gratified that St Johns Ambulance has admitted it erred in the case of baby Cherish who you might recall was bashed by her Grandmother and later died.
Meanwhile back in the New Zealand of 2009:
Woman remanded in custody after toddler dies
'Breakthrough' in injured baby case: police.
And I am sure Litea Ah Ho will be "astounded" to learn that these children's misfortunes are not a result of rural front line ambulance staff being untrained in and ill equipped for the practice intensive care medicine in situ.
Porirua Deputy Mayor Litea Ah Hoi, who spoke on behalf of Cherish's father, Nofosione Wright, said she was "really pleased" St John Ambulance had fronted up to its mistakes and was making changes.
But she was astounded that a doctor and paramedics had to call for outside help to insert a breathing tube.
"While it's too little too late for Cherish, Nofo is pleased it won't happen again, that another child's life could be saved," she said.
"I just hope the extra government funding also goes to training and retraining staff. And if that doctor, who is primarily accountable to St Johns, is not sure how to insert a breathing tube, that needs to be addressed as well.
Meanwhile back in the New Zealand of 2009:
Woman remanded in custody after toddler dies
'Breakthrough' in injured baby case: police.
And I am sure Litea Ah Ho will be "astounded" to learn that these children's misfortunes are not a result of rural front line ambulance staff being untrained in and ill equipped for the practice intensive care medicine in situ.