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Affair may cost midwife's career
"I could not believe that two people who were supposed to care for me could possibly be so horrible," the patient said in her complaint about the midwife.
Midwife 'shamed' by affair
A self-employed midwife who had an affair with her patient’s partner has been found to have seriously breached the ethical code of midwifery.
No consent for contraceptive device
A woman having trouble getting pregnant discovered a surgeon had inserted a contraceptive device in her without her consent.
Nurse used same needle on two patients
A nurse who used the same needle on two patients and failed to tell the second patient of the error for days has been referred to the Nursing Council.
Chemo drugs mistakenly put into lungs
Tauranga's coroner says "significant and serious failures" in the health care provided at Tauranga Hospital to two patients contributed to their premature deaths.
Mum angry daughter put on spot
As Jo Griffiths lay in a coma in Wellington Hospital's intensive care unit, her teenage daughter was asked to make a call.
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.
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.