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![Patient complains of sexual assault by nurse, then hears nothing for two years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Patient complains of sexual assault by nurse, then hears nothing for two years
Patient complained they received no contact or apology for two years.
![Teen dies of asthma after 111 call-taker botches questions, causing 28-min wait](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Teen dies of asthma after 111 call-taker botches questions, causing 28-min wait
Her family say the emergency services failure has created a wound that will never heal.
![Family lays complaint after 22-year-old dies suddenly in Middlemore Hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Family lays complaint after 22-year-old dies suddenly in Middlemore Hospital
The family claimed Jaydyn Barnett was ready to go home but died suddenly after a fall.
![‘My life denied’: The cost of cancer treatment delays - a special investigation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
‘My life denied’: The cost of cancer treatment delays - a special investigation
Big read: How one woman was caught in a scandal of overwhelmed cancer services.
![Sweeping change considered by health watchdog](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Sweeping change considered by health watchdog
Decisions by the Health and Disability Commissioner cannot currently be appealed.
![Much-loved pāpā and koro died after botched ED intubation procedure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Much-loved pāpā and koro died after botched ED intubation procedure
The man was starved of oxygen, causing a fatal brain injury.
![‘It makes me sick:’ Massage therapist filmed clients, touched them inappropriately](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
‘It makes me sick:’ Massage therapist filmed clients, touched them inappropriately
The masseur faced criminal charges after being caught making videos of his patients.
!['Safer at home'? Dad who went to rest home for respite care died after a fall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Safer at home'? Dad who went to rest home for respite care died after a fall
Family: 'We have suffered a lot over the past four and a half years, blaming ourselves'.
![Parents outraged after nurse accuses suicidal teen of ‘game-playing’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Parents outraged after nurse accuses suicidal teen of ‘game-playing’
Health NZ then sent legal letter accusing distressed teen of 'uncalled for aggression'.
!['No way did I consent': Woman given mesh treatment instead of hysterectomy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'No way did I consent': Woman given mesh treatment instead of hysterectomy
It was four months before she found out what type of surgery she'd had.
![The big risk factor for dementia - and what the Government is being urged to do about it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
The big risk factor for dementia - and what the Government is being urged to do about it
The Government subsidy for hearing aids of $1022 hasn't increased for years.
![Young boy rushed to hospital after being accidentally given anti-psychotic drug](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Young boy rushed to hospital after being accidentally given anti-psychotic drug
Pharmacy censured after boy's hay-fever medicine found to contain anti-psychotic drug.
![Mum pleads for understanding over adult son's screaming bouts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Mum pleads for understanding over adult son's screaming bouts
“Pachygyria patients ... may have difficulty controlling some behaviours."
![Nurse cleared of inappropriately touching a tetraplegic patient's genitals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Nurse cleared of inappropriately touching a tetraplegic patient's genitals
The nurse admitted to touching the patient's genitals but only to change his catheter.
![Young woman who took her own life had asked to go to more secure care facility](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Young woman who took her own life had asked to go to more secure care facility
She was found unresponsive in her bedroom at a mental health respite facility.
!['Nazi scumbag liar': Nurse's rant after person complained about anti-vax post](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Nazi scumbag liar': Nurse's rant after person complained about anti-vax post
Denise Perkins used her role as a nurse to deter people from getting the Covid-19 vaccine.
![Nurse who had relationship with married father of newborn guilty of misconduct](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Nurse who had relationship with married father of newborn guilty of misconduct
A nurse shouldn't be suspended for having relationship with baby's father, lawyer says.
![Prostate cancer patient dies after test results missed by GPs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Prostate cancer patient dies after test results missed by GPs
The Aged Care Commissioner found several doctors failed to notice warning signs.
![Botox botch up: Woman injected by unqualified 'nurse' suffers pain surges, racing heart](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Botox botch up: Woman injected by unqualified 'nurse' suffers pain surges, racing heart
The doctor was away, so told his unqualified practice manager to do the procedure herself.
!['Foolish old man': Osteopath who performed sex act on patient revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Foolish old man': Osteopath who performed sex act on patient revealed
Joe Crozier nonconsensually penetrated a patient while her child was in the room.
!['My body's falling to bits': Woman pleads 'let me die'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'My body's falling to bits': Woman pleads 'let me die'
Currently the end-of-life legislation is only an option for people who are terminally ill.