
Nurse censured after giving baby wrong vaccine
The nurse was censured for the error after an investigation by HDC.
The nurse was censured for the error after an investigation by HDC.
It happened despite the parents begging doctors to take daughter's symptoms seriously.
The surgeon did not follow her DHB's protocol when a lump is found on a woman over 35.
The man was found unconscious on the floor by another support worker, days later.
She went in for a routine procedure. Instead, a dermatologist operated on the wrong part.
"My baby died because the medical staff didn't do their jobs properly," Laura Mallin says.
The HDC decision comes at least two years after the tragic loss.
A mum was told she wasn't giving birth. Then her precious baby fell to the hospital floor.
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The elderly man had earlier been able to do 50 sit-ups. Now he needs constant care.
The woman's continence product leaked and left severe urine burns to both thighs.
The woman told the counsellor that she was stressed she couldn't find a place to live.
Daughter says mum was ignored when she tried to talk to staff about problems.
They exchanged 56 intimate phone conversations. She also sent him gifts and money.
Rest home's incompetence meant the woman suffered in her final days.
Exciting moment turned into a stressful and concerning time for couple.
The wife had been unaware her husband had suffered a stroke was until she visited him.
The man took pills that were seven times more than his usual dose.
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'I should have been protected, I should have been safe,' woman told the HDC.
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Whānau will never 'get over' the death of their baby girl, family spokesperson says.
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'The pain in my abdomen was excruciating and all I could do was sob,' grieving mum says.
The Medical Council of New Zealand will decide if the surgeon is still fit to practice.
Damning report finds rest home resident was left on the ground for seven minutes.