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Review Launched After Sophia Malthus’ Bloodied Spinal Hospital Stay

6/13/2026

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Sophia Malthus, CatWalk Spinal Cord Injury Research Trust ambassador, said she spent hours in a Middlemore Hospital bed drenched in blood.
Health officials said a review of Malthus’s complaint about Middlemore Hospital is under way.
Hans Wouters, chief executive of the New Zealand Spinal Trust, said other spinal-injury patients reported treatment failures.
The CatWalk Spinal Cord Injury Research Trust will meet staff at the two spinal rehabilitation units to raise awareness.

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Sophia Malthus, CatWalk Spinal Cord Injury Research Trust ambassador, said she spent hours in a Middlemore Hospital bed drenched in blood.
Health officials said a review of Malthus’s complaint about Middlemore Hospital is under way.
Hans Wouters, chief executive of the New Zealand Spinal Trust, said other spinal-injury patients reported treatment failures.
The CatWalk Spinal Cord Injury Research Trust will meet staff at the two spinal rehabilitation units to raise awareness.