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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 >>
Inadequate Management Of Symptoms Following Diagnosis Of Deep Vein Thrombosis 20HDC02286
Monday, 25 September 2023, 3:11 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
A report released today by Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Dr Vanessa Caldwell has found a GP breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for inadequate management of a woman’s symptoms following diagnosis ... More >>
GPs Breach Code For Delayed Diagnosis Of Woman’s Oesophageal Cancer 20HDC02065
Monday, 25 September 2023, 3:10 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
A doctor at a medical centre breached the Code of Health & Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for the delayed diagnosis of a woman’s metastatic oesophageal cancer. The woman, in her sixties at the time, attended consultations ... More >>
Doctor Breaches Code For Not Ordering ECG And Blood Test For Woman Presenting With Chest Pain 20HDC02183
Monday, 25 September 2023, 3:10 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
A doctor at a medical centre breached the Code of Health & Disability Services Consumer’s Rights (the Code) for not ordering an ECG and blood test for a woman with chest pain. The woman, in her eighties at the time, presented to the doctor ... More >>
Capital And Coast DHB Breached Code For Inadequate Postoperative Care Following Man’s Eye Surgery
Monday, 18 September 2023, 2:01 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Capital and Coast District Health Board (CCDHB) (now Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley) breached the Code of Health & Disability Services Consumer’s Rights (the Code) for poor postoperative care following a man’s eye surgery. Unfortunately, ... More >>
GP Who Delayed Advising Man Of Prostate Cancer Results Breaches Code
Monday, 18 September 2023, 1:58 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has found a GP breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for his delays in advising the results of a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test to his patient. The man, who ... More >>
New Animated Video Promotes The Rights Of People Using Health And Disability Services
Saturday, 16 September 2023, 5:54 am | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Friday 15 September 2023 "I Aotearoa nei, ka whiwhi ana tātou i te tauwhiro hauora, tauwhiro hauā rānei, he mōtika tō tātou kia whakautea, ā, he mōtika hoki tō tātou kia kōrero ina kore e whakautea mai" The Health and Disability ... More >>
Retirement Village Care Centre In Breach Of Code For Care Of A Woman Near The End Of Her Life
Monday, 11 September 2023, 2:03 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Edmund Hillary Retirement Village (EHVR) has breached the Code of Health & Disability Services Consumer’s Rights (the Code) over the care provided to an elderly woman near the end of her life. Visiting hospice nurses identified that the woman ... More >>
Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti Breaches Code For Inadequate Care Provided To An Elderly Man
Monday, 11 September 2023, 2:00 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti (formerly Tairāwhiti District Health Board ) breached the Code of Health & Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for inadequate care provided to an elderly man. The man, who was in in eighties at the ... More >>
Disability Services Breached Code For Treatment Of A Woman With Complex Mental Health Needs
Monday, 4 September 2023, 2:12 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
A disability service has breached the Code of Health & Disability Services Consumer’s Rights (the Code) for its treatment of a woman with complex mental health needs. The woman, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2016, and had a complex ... More >>
Auckland DHB Breached The Code After A Surgical Instrument Was Left In A Woman’s Abdomen
Monday, 4 September 2023, 2:01 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Auckland District Health Board (DHB) (now Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland) breached the Code of Health & Disability Services Consumer’s Rights (the Code) when a surgical instrument was left in a woman’s abdomen after a Caesarean section (C-section). ... More >>
GP Breaches Code For Mismanagement Of Melanoma Diagnosis
Monday, 4 September 2023, 1:58 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has found a locum GP breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) in his management of a man’s melanoma diagnosis. Deborah James found the GP breached Right 4(1) of ... More >>
Failure To Obtain Informed Consent For Procedure During Labour
Monday, 28 August 2023, 2:06 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding a registered midwife breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failing to obtain a woman’s consent for a procedure during ... More >>
Doctor Breaches Code In Care Of Woman With Varicose Veins
Monday, 28 August 2023, 2:04 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
A doctor who specialises in vein treatment breached the Code of Health & Disability Services Consumer’s Rights (the Code) for failing to act after a complication that led to a woman having both lower legs amputated. The woman, in her seventies, ... More >>
Waitaki District Health Service Limited, A Doctor And Two Nurses Breached The Code Following The Death Of A Baby
Monday, 28 August 2023, 2:02 pm | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Waitaki District Health Service Limited (WDHSL), a doctor and two nurses breached the Code of Health & Disability Services Consumer’s Rights (the Code) following the death of a baby with meningococcal septicaemia. The baby arrived at Oamaru Hospital, ... More >>
