Hon ANDREW LITTLE: It is most regrettable that the person to whom the member refers was left waiting for that length of time, as indeed many New Zealanders are experiencing at hospitals that are under extraordinary pressure. The Capital and Coast District Health Board is a hospital that is under considerable pressure at the moment, and that is why the Ministry of Health has stood up a task force of senior clinicians to work with those hospitals who are experiencing that pressure to assist them to deal with the pressure that they're under and improve patient flow through their hospital.