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Information and instructions given by paramedic
Monday, 9 September 2019, 2:07 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding a paramedic in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures relating to a 111 call. More >>
Monitoring of woman in labour; resuscitation of infant
Monday, 2 September 2019, 2:21 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding a self-employed midwife, a hospital employed midwife and a DHB in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for the care provided ... More >>
Care of rest home resident after falls
Monday, 2 September 2019, 2:20 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding the owner of a rest home in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures relating to the care of a woman in her ... More >>
Handover instructions for care after discharge
Monday, 26 August 2019, 2:35 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding Waikato District Health Board in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures relating to poor co-ordination of care ... More >>
Communication and follow-up of abnormal test results
Monday, 19 August 2019, 2:13 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Health and Disability Commissioner Anthony Hill today released a report finding a General Practitioner (GP) in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures relating to the communication and follow ... More >>
Provision of medication following emergency request
Monday, 19 August 2019, 2:11 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Kevin Allan today released a report finding a registered nurse in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures relating to documentation and compliance with protocols ... More >>
Root canal performed on wrong tooth
Monday, 19 August 2019, 2:06 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Kevin Allan today released a report finding a dentist in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failing to correctly identify a tooth for root canal treatment. More >>
Care and information provided to a pregnant woman
Monday, 19 August 2019, 2:05 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding a midwife in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for the care provided to a pregnant woman. Ms Wall’s investigation focused ... More >>
Advice to discontinue medication
Monday, 12 August 2019, 2:10 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Mental Health Commissioner Kevin Allan today released a report finding a provider of alternative health services in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for advising a man with an anxiety disorder to stop ... More >>
Resuscitation of rest home resident
Monday, 12 August 2019, 2:09 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding a nurse in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for a failure relating to the resuscitation of an 85-year-old woman who ... More >>
Pattern of poor care in assessment 17HDC00975
Monday, 12 August 2019, 2:07 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Health and Disability Commissioner Anthony Hill today released a report finding Capital and Coast DHB in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for a pattern of poor care in the assessment of a woman who was ... More >>
Provision of methadone treatment to wrong patient
Monday, 5 August 2019, 2:12 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Mental Health Commissioner Kevin Allan today released a report finding a pharmacist in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failing to adequately check the identification of a woman before giving ... More >>
Inappropriate co-administration of anticoagulants
Monday, 5 August 2019, 2:10 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Health and Disability Commissioner Anthony Hill today released a report finding Lakes District Health Board in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures in the care provided to a woman in relation to a medication ... More >>
Care of elderly woman in rest home
Monday, 5 August 2019, 2:08 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding a rest home in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failings in the care provided to an 87-year-old woman. More >>
Coordination of care at public hospital
Monday, 29 July 2019, 2:05 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Health and Disability Commissioner Anthony Hill today released a report finding Counties Manukau District Health Board in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights for its care of a man who had sustained injuries from ... More >>
Care of elderly man at risk of falls
Monday, 29 July 2019, 2:04 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding a rest home in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures relating to care provided to an 86-year-old man with ... More >>
Referral for further investigation of breast lump
Monday, 29 July 2019, 2:02 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Health and Disability Commissioner Anthony Hill today released a report finding a general practitioner (GP) in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failing to refer a woman for further imaging of ... More >>
Care provided to woman with Crohn’s disease
Monday, 22 July 2019, 2:08 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Health and Disability Commissioner Anthony Hill today released a report finding Waitematā District Health Board (Waitematā DHB) in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights for failings in the care provided to a woman with Crohn’s ... More >>
Monitoring of a patient on a personal breathing machine
Monday, 22 July 2019, 2:02 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Health and Disability Commissioner Anthony Hill today released a report finding Hutt Valley DHB in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures relating to the care provided to a man admitted to ... More >>
Assessment of baby in Emergency Department
Monday, 15 July 2019, 2:04 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Health and Disability Commissioner Anthony Hill today released a report finding Waikato DHB and a doctor who worked there in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures relating to a baby’s ED presentations. More >>
