Doctor reprimanded after patient's cancer diagnosis delayed by months
The patient waited for seven months for an ultrasound.
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'Rotting skin': Woman dies after rest home delay calling ambulance
Rest home delayed calling an ambulance and suggested it was low priority.
Woman with spinal cord injury dismissed as drunk: St John staff censured
'I'm lying on my back, one of my hands are numb and one of my legs I can't move.'
'Lost in the system': Man dies after 'unacceptable' failure by Taranaki DHB
Taranaki DHB criticised for losing a late cancer patient's referral.
'Make sure they test his eyes' - DHBs reprimanded after newborn left blind
'I regard these errors as a serious departure from the expected standard of care.'
Midwife censured: Teen mum had to deliver dead baby
"We had prepped her room and everything," the woman said.
'Godawful pain': Dentist file breaks in woman's tooth
The woman said she was in more pain then before the treatment.
Woman forced to get liver transplant after DHB failures
"I can't even begin to describe the catastrophic impact this has had on her life."
'No evidence' rest home staff, care contributed to 'sad' death of elderly Timaru man
Coroner says no evidence rest home staff, care contributed to 'sad' death of Timaru man.
Retirement village criticised for care given to a man who fell walking his dog
The HDC is reminding retirement villages of its responsibilities to all it residents.
DHB censured: Woman died after delays detecting agonising bowel condition
The woman died within weeks of visiting the ED in excruciating pain.
Rest home complaints: Unexplained bruising, leg fractures, bad food and cockroaches
Close to 100 rest home complaints have been fully or partially upheld since 2020.
Nurse censured after giving baby wrong vaccine
The nurse was censured for the error after an investigation by HDC.
'Emotionally and mentally destroyed': Girl's brain tumour missed for 5 months
It happened despite the parents begging doctors to take daughter's symptoms seriously.
Surgeon failure as woman's breast cancer diagnosis delayed
The surgeon did not follow her DHB's protocol when a lump is found on a woman over 35.
GPS data traps health worker in web of lies
The man was found unconscious on the floor by another support worker, days later.
Botch-up: Dermatologist performs surgery on woman's old scar instead of skin cancer
She went in for a routine procedure. Instead, a dermatologist operated on the wrong part.
'Devastated, numb': Grieving mum's plea for accountability over baby's death
"My baby died because the medical staff didn't do their jobs properly," Laura Mallin says.
Midwife missed two scans: Couple left to terminate pregnancy at 25 weeks
The HDC decision comes at least two years after the tragic loss.
Baby death: Mum traumatised after newborn boy drops on hospital floor
A mum was told she wasn't giving birth. Then her precious baby fell to the hospital floor.
'Wholly unacceptable': Nurse assaults man with intellectual disability
Health and Disability Commissioner slams nurse for assaulting disabled man.
Multiple failures in care found after woman died from bacterial skin infection
'I can see nothing but the pain and hurt in my family,' distraught daughter says.
Dental disaster: Nearly 2000 patients in limbo as firm collapses
A parent dental company has gone under, leaving 1661 patients owed a total of $770,000.
Substandard care: Elderly woman dies at rest home
Staff unable to explain why the woman had multiple fractures to her shoulder and legs.
Seven-year fight: Couple win apology after baby's death
"Finally, we feel heard and understood," couple tell of 7-year fight with health watchdog.
Man suffers two amputations after medics failed to take sock off when assessing him
The elderly man had earlier been able to do 50 sit-ups. Now he needs constant care.
Undignified: Woman with quadriplegia, unable to talk suffers urine blister burns
The woman's continence product leaked and left severe urine burns to both thighs.
Counsellor exploits female client for financial gain, HDC investigation finds
The woman told the counsellor that she was stressed she couldn't find a place to live.
Elderly man paralysed with dementia died after rest home failures
Daughter says mum was ignored when she tried to talk to staff about problems.
'Inappropriate relationship': Counsellor gets intimate with sexually abused prisoner
They exchanged 56 intimate phone conversations. She also sent him gifts and money.
Woman dies from sepsis following poor care by rest home
Rest home's incompetence meant the woman suffered in her final days.
Couple's pregnancy shattered by clinic's failures
Exciting moment turned into a stressful and concerning time for couple.
'Extremely unfortunate': Woman's uterus removed after botched 'routine procedure'
A woman has suffered an extremely unfortunate outcome as a result botched procedure.
'He thinks we're evil': Parents obtain court order to stop disabled son pursuing US romance
The parents have filed a Health and Disability Commissioner's complaint.