Local Focus: The heart-breaking experiences of mothers with ME
"My little boy he just... It was really hard." Made with funding from NZ On Air.
"My little boy he just... It was really hard." Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Man's deteriorating renal function continuously missed over a two-year period.
"They failed to do the basics, such as reviewing [his] previous medical notes," HDC finds.
Staff failed to keep the man safe and "had many opportunities arose to do so", HDC finds.
The money will go towards improving the Hutt's maternity services and facilities.
Nurse was investigated for two instances of sedating children in a hospital ED.
Claims doctors performed surgeries on women under anaesthetic without their consent.
No PGs at Health and Disability Commissioner's office despite 133 departures since 2012.
Four days after op woman began to feel 'extremely unwell', leading to swab's discovery.
Almost totally paralysed girl who doctors said should be allowed to die is off to school.
Her treatment was botched by Southern District Health Board, as were her complaint.
The report was called "astonishing" and "deeply flawed".
HDC finds care given to woman who died after bowel surgery should have been better.
Medical Council of New Zealand hamstrung by doctors appealing action through the courts.
148 physically disabled and visually impaired athletes travelled from across the country.
Investigation into elderly woman's rest home care flawed, needs action, says son.
Teenage girl kept in seclusion room for more than 14 hours with no clothes or proper bed.
This man had a family history of bowel cancer and decided to get tested as a precaution.
Neurosurgeon asked to apologise after cutting into the wrong part of a patient's skull.
A young girl thought she was losing her tongue after waking up with profuse bleeding.
"I'm German. I hate being late. That's my major problem," councillor Siggi Henry said.
"This case demonstrates the significance of the patient's voice," commissioner tells.
Woman forced to have an emergency c-section after a doctor missed abnormalities.
She went to be treated for an arm and wrist injury, but left with two punctured lungs.
Waikato DHB has been ordered to apologise to Melanie Harding over the care of baby Riley.
Failures found in Whanganui DHB's care after tragic baby death.
Waikato DHB has admitted to failings over 81-year-old woman's death.
Parents of disabled teenager fighting David and Goliath battle for highest level change.
The HDC interfered with the privacy of a severely disabled boy. His parents want change.
Each year hundreds turn up to ED after being wrongly prescribed medication by a doctor.