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The Health & Disability Commissioner Acknowledges The Final Report Of The Royal Commission Of Inquiry Into Abuse In Care
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 4:39 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Many of the recommendations are consistent with the Code of Rights which gives people using health and disability services the right to complain, and requires providers to facilitate the fair, simple, speedy resolution of complaints. More >>
Appropriate Standard Of Care Not Provided By Rheumatology Clinic And Consultant Physician
Monday, 8 July 2024, 2:22 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Since the events, Health New Zealand and the consultant physician have made changes, outlined in the report. Ms James acknowledged that after these events, the DHB received additional funding which has been used for locum cover and increased additional nurse ... More >>
Multiple Rights Breached In Use Of Surgical Mesh
Monday, 8 July 2024, 2:19 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
The woman said she did not receive the brochure, nor any other notes, and that she explicitly stated that she did not want surgical mesh used. She said the only information she was given about the procedure, was a hand drawn explanation. More >>
Health NZ Breached Code When Surgical Swab Retained Inside Woman After Surgery
Monday, 8 July 2024, 2:17 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
During an examination at the hospital, a gynaecologist found and removed a surgical swab that had been retained inside the woman’s vagina. The woman was re-admitted to hospital for observation, given antibiotics and had an abdominal X-ray to exclude ... More >>
Health New Zealand Breaches The Code For Delayed Cancer Diagnosis 23HDC00401
Monday, 1 July 2024, 2:12 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
The woman, known to be at high risk for liver cancer due to a liver disease, had undergone regular scans until 2019 when this surveillance was stopped. More >>
Health NZ Breaches The Code In Care Of An Older Man Who Died Soon After Discharge 21HDC00883
Monday, 1 July 2024, 2:10 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Carolyn Cooper said Health NZ Taranaki did not provide services of an appropriate standard, breaching Right 4(1) of the Code - Tautikanga. More >>
Health New Zealand Breaches The Code For Delays In Scheduling A Colonoscopy 20HDC01999
Monday, 1 July 2024, 2:08 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
In a report published today, Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Deborah James has found MidCentral DHB (now Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Te Pae Hauora O Ruahine o Tararua MidCentral) breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ ... More >>
Inadequate Standard Of Care For Increased Oxycodone Dosage 21HDC02991
Monday, 24 June 2024, 4:07 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
The report concerns a woman who presented to the GP with significant chest pain. She had been taking oxycodone (an opioid pain reliever) for several years for chronic pain but had experienced increased pain due to her recently diagnosed lung cancer. More >>
Obstetrician & Gynaecologist Breaches Code For Not Providing Appropriate Standard Of Care To A Pregnant Woman 22HDC02176
Monday, 24 June 2024, 4:03 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has found an obstetrician and gynaecologist breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) in his care of a pregnant woman who he discharged home, despite her showing ‘red ... More >>
Dermatology Clinic Breached Code After Man Left Badly Burnt 22HDC02825
Monday, 24 June 2024, 3:36 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
An hour after he left the clinic, the man received a call from the dermatologist advising that he had received the wrong treatment. The dermatologist said the employee, "had opened a folder for a different patient and loaded their treatment," which was ... More >>
Medical Centre GPs Breach The Code For Failures In Care Of Older Man 21HDC00018
Monday, 17 June 2024, 3:26 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Ms Wall found both GPs breached the Code for failing to provide an appropriate standard of care | tautikanga. More >>
Health New Zealand Breaches The Code For Management Of Post-menopausal Bleeding 20HDC00531
Monday, 10 June 2024, 3:13 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
The woman experienced post-menopausal bleeding over five years. Despite multiple referrals to Health New Zealand, and many investigations, no plan was put in place to address the woman’s symptoms, and surgery was not offered as a viable treatment ... More >>
Pharmacy Breaches Code For Failing To Correctly Dispense Insulin Pen 21HDC03101
Monday, 10 June 2024, 3:11 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
The breach concerns the dispensing error of the fast-release insulin pen NovoMix 30, rather than the woman’s usual slow-release pen Lantus Solostar. More >>
Failure To Administer Local Anaesthetic Breaches The Code 20HDC01208
Monday, 27 May 2024, 2:59 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
The breach concerns the care provided to a woman in her twenties who underwent a procedure at Greenlane Hospital to remove abnormal cells from her cervix following results from a smear test. More >>
Health New Zealand Breaches Code For Multiple System Failures In Management Of Woman’s Echocardiogram 20HDC01130
Monday, 27 May 2024, 2:56 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
The woman at the centre of the report, was initially referred by her GP to Thames Hospital for an echocardiogram. She experienced significant delays in getting the echocardiogram done and learning the results which indicated severe heart valve disease More >>
Information About Myocarditis Risk From Comirnaty Vaccine Not Clearly Highlighted Or Communicated 22HDC02256
Monday, 20 May 2024, 2:59 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Health and Disability Commissioner Morag McDowell has today released a report relating to the vaccination of a man in his twenties who died from myocarditis found, by the Coroner, to have been directly caused by the Comirnaty (Pfizer/BioNTech) COVID-19 ... More >>
Te Whatu Ora Waikato Breaches Code For Failures In Management Of X-ray Results C20HDC01571
Monday, 20 May 2024, 2:56 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Dr Vanessa Caldwell said the organisation failed to inform the consumer, and her medical centre, of a chest X-ray result that recommended further cross-sectional imaging. More >>
Failures In Care Of Older Man After Emergency Surgery 21HDC00696
Monday, 13 May 2024, 3:27 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
In a report issued today, Aged Care Commissioner Carolyn Cooper found Tairāwhiti District Health Board (now Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti) and a registered nurse breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for their ... More >>
Case Summary. Nurse Who Assaulted Patient Referred To Director Of Proceedings. 22HDC00519
Monday, 13 May 2024, 3:20 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Dr Vanessa Caldwell recently finalised an investigation concerning a gross boundary violation between a nurse and patient, and Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora’s management of the subsequent complaint. More >>
Ambulance Call Handler Breaches Code For Incorrectly Recording And Classifying Triage Questions 21HDC00463
Monday, 13 May 2024, 3:15 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Dr Vanessa Caldwell has found an ambulance call handler breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code). More >>
