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Te Whatu Ora Southern Breaches Code For Unacceptable Delays In Care
Monday, 27 November 2023, 1:50 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has found Te Whatu Ora Southern breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights (the Code) for unacceptable delays in referrals for the treatment of a man’s abscesses. Deborah James found ... More >>
Commissioner Initiated Investigation Finds GP And Clinic Breached Code For Actions During COVID-19 Pandemic
Monday, 20 November 2023, 2:13 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Health and Disability Commissioner Morag McDowell today released a report from a Commissioner Initiated Investigation into care delivered by a GP (Dr A) and a clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr A consulted with patients in-person while unvaccinated ... More >>
Te Whatu Ora Breaches Code In Care Of Man With Severe Lung Condition
Monday, 20 November 2023, 2:11 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has found Waitematā District Health Board DHB (now Te Whatu Ora Waitematā) breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights (the Code) in its care of a man with a severe and progressive ... More >>
Counsellor Named After Failing To Meet HDC Recommendations
Wednesday, 15 November 2023, 12:25 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
The Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC) has taken the unusual step of naming an Auckland counsellor who has failed to carry out any of the recommendations made in a June 2022 decision. In that decision Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner ... More >>
Shortcomings In Care For Man Undergoing Chemotherapy
Monday, 13 November 2023, 2:11 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Deborah James has issued a number of recommendations to a private outpatient oncology clinic, a registered nurse and an oncologist following their care of a man in his 40s who was having chemotherapy. ... More >>
Failures In Hospital Level Care For Woman With Parkinson’s Disease
Monday, 13 November 2023, 2:08 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Aged Care Commissioner Carolyn Cooper today issued a report finding Remuera Rise Ltd (trading as Remuera Rise Care Home) breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for their care of woman in her sixties living ... More >>
Care Provided By Te Whatu Ora Colonoscopy Services 21HDC00481
Monday, 13 November 2023, 2:06 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
This case concerns the care provided by Te Whatu Ora to a woman who requires five-yearly surveillance colonoscopies. The results of a surveillance colonoscopy noted that four polyps were removed, and two biopsies were carried out, all of which were reported ... More >>
Psychiatric Assistant Breaches Code Following Indecent Assault Of Inpatient
Monday, 6 November 2023, 3:05 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has found a psychiatric assistant has breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights after he indecently assaulted an inpatient in a mental health unit. Dr Vanessa Caldwell ... More >>
Waikato DHB Breached Code For Services Provided To Pregnant Woman
Monday, 30 October 2023, 2:31 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Waikato District Health Board (DHB) (now Te Whatu Ora Waikato) breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights (the Code) for not providing services with reasonable care and skill to a pregnant woman. While she was 12 weeks ... More >>
A District Health Board Breaches The Code For Inadequate Assessment Of Older Woman’s Risk Of Deep Vein Thrombosis
Monday, 30 October 2023, 2:26 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has found a district health board (DHB) (now Te Whatu Ora) failed to provide an appropriate standard of care in its management of risks relating to a woman’s surgery for a broken ankle. Sadly, the ... More >>
Nurse Breaches Woman’s Rights By Performing Excision That Was Not Consented To
Monday, 30 October 2023, 2:18 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has recommended a nurse complete HDC’s online training module on informed consent. She has also recommended the nurse apologise to a woman for breaching her rights to be fully informed, and to be provided services ... More >>
No Media Advisories From Health & Disability Commissioner This Week
Monday, 23 October 2023, 8:20 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Tēna koe, please note that there will be no media advisories or reports issued by the Health & Disability Commissioner on Labour Day October 23. We will resume publication of advisories and reports on October 30. More >>
Doctor Breached Code For Providing Anti-vaccination Misinformation 21HDC02706
Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 5:22 am | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
A doctor has been found in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights (the Code) for sharing a document containing anti-vaccination misinformation to a woman with COVID-19. In November 2021, the woman was isolating at home with ... More >>
Southern District Health Board Breached The Code Over Delayed Colonoscopy 20HDC02382
Monday, 16 October 2023, 6:42 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
A report released today by Health and Disability Commissioner Morag McDowell found Southern District Health Board (SDHB) (now Te Whatu Ora Southern) breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) over a delayed colonoscopy ... More >>
Midwife Breached Code For Antenatal Care Of First Time Mother 20HDC00505
Monday, 16 October 2023, 6:41 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has recommended a midwife undertake further training on the identification and management of antenatal risk factors. She has also asked the midwife to apologise to a first-time mother for breaching ... More >>
Code Breach From Failure To Review And Interpret CTG Trace In A Timely Manner
Monday, 9 October 2023, 2:21 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
A report released today by Deputy Commissioner Rose Wall found Bay of Plenty District Health Board (now Te Whatu Ora Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty) breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights (the Code) for its care of a woman admitted ... More >>
Gynaecologist/obstetricians And Whanganui DHB Breached Code In Care Of Woman’s Vaginal Prolapse And Urinary Incontinence
Monday, 9 October 2023, 2:10 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has recommended two gynaecologist/obstetricians apologise to a woman for breaching her rights to be fully informed, make an informed choice, and have access to services of an appropriate standard. Rose Wall found, ... More >>
GP Failed To Get Informed Consent For A Breast Examination
Monday, 9 October 2023, 2:08 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
A report by Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Deborah James, released today, has found a locum GP at a medical centre breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights for his care of a woman, and for his inadequate responses ... More >>
Mental Health Nurse Breaches Code By Having Intimate Relationship With Prison Inmate
Monday, 2 October 2023, 2:17 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has referred a mental health nurse to the Director of Proceedings for breaching professional boundaries by having an intimate relationship with a prison inmate. Dr Vanessa Caldwell found the nurse breached ... More >>
General Anaesthetic Used Without Informed Consent
Monday, 2 October 2023, 2:15 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
A doctor has breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights (the Code) after a woman was given a general anaesthetic without her informed consent. The woman underwent a surgical procedure to remove a lesion from her left cheek. ... More >>
