Dentist covered up instrument mishap
A dentist who left a patient with a piece of snapped equipment in his root canal has been criticised by the deputy health and disability commissioner.
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Provisional diagnosis left family in dread
Two teens feared they could die at any moment after a pathologist initially got the cause of their father's sudden death wrong - a mistake that went uncorrected for almost five months.
Broken hip left untreated for days
Rest home staff who left an elderly woman's broken hip untreated for several days have been ordered to apologise and will be reviewed by the Nursing Council.
Contraceptive a factor in woman's death
Three general practitioners have been ordered to apologise after an overweight smoker died following repeatedly being prescribed an oral contraceptive pill.
Dad 'starved in rest home'
A former rest home manager is calling for better care for the elderly after her father was "starved of food and fluid" in a Whakatane centre.
Psychiatrist stripped of registration
A psychiatrist who had a sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient and paid her to keep mum has been stripped of his registration and ordered to pay more than $70k.
Doctor exploited vulnerable patient
A doctor who had a sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient, and paid her tens of thousands of dollars to keep quiet about it, has been found guilty of professional misconduct.
'Multiple failings' in man's care
An intellectually impaired man was mistreated by caregivers at a respite facility, highlighting "multiple failings" in his care.
Ketamine treatment not 'experimental'
A psychiatrist who treated patients with the drug ketamine for depression was not carrying out research or experimental treatment, it's been found.
GP 'crossed boundaries' - Commissioner
A GP who visited a patient at work, pulling his trousers down and asking her to perform a sex act on him, crossed boundaries, the Health and Disability Commissioner says.
Woman left with large growths on face after unapproved drug injections
A doctor who left a patient with large growths on her face after being injected with an unapproved drug has been fined $8000 and told his work will be scrutinised.
Surgery patient not told about superbug
A plastic surgeon failed to tell a patient she had contracted the superbug MRSA following breast reduction surgery, the Health and Disability Commission has found.
Chiropractor ordered to apologise
A chiropractor accused of pinching a woman's nipples while treating her for lower back and leg pain has been told to formally apologise.
Horrific burns suffered in surgery
A hospital has apologised to a West Coast woman who suffered horrific burns when near-boiling water burst inside her during a procedure.
Couple fight for son's body parts
The parents of Zachary Gravatt, who died of meningococcal disease, have revealed a fresh agony they faced in putting their 22-year-old medical-student son to rest.
Action urged on South Auckland's high baby death rate
Newborns and unborn babies in later pregnancy have been dying in South Auckland at a higher rate than the national average for most of the past decade.
DHB criticised over death of patient
The Bay of Plenty District Health Board has been criticised for serious failings in the care it provided a mental health patient who later committed suicide.
Cancer victim died after tests refused
A woman with a history of cancer died, after North Shore Hospital refused to order tests which would have diagnosed bone cancer.
Cost of surgical mesh
A surgical mesh that is the subject of international lawsuits and health warnings is still being implanted in hundreds of New Zealanders.