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One dad's battle goes to heart of human rights
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Doctor fails to tell patient about abnormal blood tests
A doctor's clinical records are now being audited.
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No CPR for rest home resident who choked to death
A nurse was found to have breached the 85-year-old's right to reasonable care.
Woman with undiagnosed brain tumour discharged from ED
The woman showed up to hospital twice with symptoms and was discharged.
Doctor slammed: Woman given wrong combo of drugs dies
Lakes District Health Board must make number of changes after 75-year-old woman's death.
Doctor guilty of prescribing drugs to family, friends, colleagues
The doctor himself has a history of drug dependency which concerned the tribunal.
Woman dies after GP misses breast cancer
By the time the woman's cancer was discovered it was too late, and she died soon after.
Junior doctors ignored seriousness of patient's condition
Waitematā DHB missed several opportunities causing delays to critical surgery.
Hutt Valley DHB ignored patient's warning signs
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Apology to dying man after huge tumour missed by GP
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Auckland retirement village criticised over care of woman who fell and died
'Serious issues' with the care provided at the village by staff, report states.
Letters: Cold comfort for bus travellers
Surely coach travellers are worthy of a better facility, not some throwback to the 1940s.
Midwife pretended to give woman pain relief during labour
Instead of giving the woman pain relief, the midwife gave her intravenous saline.
Prison's medical staff fail to detect inmate's cancer
Prison inmate Vicki Letele was not given adequate care and later died, report finds.
Advocate: No one will hire disabled workers on minimum wage
Kiwis with disabilities earned half the average income of other NZers, study finds.
Mental health care failed woman arrested for harming a stranger
"There were huge red flags that should have signalled that I needed help."
Mental health crisis: 'We're at a point where we need ... a clear plan of action'
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'I've forgotten what it is like to feel well'
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Corrections failed prisoner on medications
Report recommended Corrections conduct audits and employ additional health staff.
'Why did he die?': Doctors busy or absent when C-section needed
Martin Walters is waiting for answers over the death of his baby son at Waikato Hospital.
Toddler death: DHB apologises to family, staff 'deeply affected'
"This was a tragic situation ... such tragedies impact us deeply."
Prostate cancer test fail: GP must apologise
About 20 months after the initial tests, the patient was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Toddler death: Three doctors ignored suspected abuse
A health board was too slow to pick up signs of abuse, an investigation has found.
Doctor's inaction delayed cancer diagnosis
GP who didn't examine a patient may have delayed her diagnosis of bowel cancer.
'The system is broken': Fix rest homes says critic
A man whose elderly mother died after living in a rest home says the problem is systemic.
Man dies after falling in hole on Newmarket's Broadway
Bruce Steedman's widow is now seeking legal advice after the tragic death.
Lymphoma sufferer died in hospital after receiving inadequate care
CCDHB did not undertake a full assessment or monitor her changing condition accurately.
The Big Read: Toddler left brain damaged after choking on apple at daycare
Neihana Renata's family say their son's tragic choking incident has to spark change.
'They thought I was a junkie shopping for drugs'
Man says issue not losing his kidney, but how he was treated and his complaint handled.