
'I felt like I'd failed as a parent': Mum speaks out about traumatic births
Monique Cross says she was repeatedly dismissed by health professionals.
Monique Cross says she was repeatedly dismissed by health professionals.
The nurse denied it happened, but was found in breach of the health and disability code.
She was seeing halos and flashing lights, they gave her prescriptions for new glasses.
Informed consent is at the heart of the Code of Rights for New Zealand patients.
The 16-year-old had FASD and was at risk of sexual exploitation.
A psychiatric nurse denies having a sexual relationship with a mental health patient.
A man who should have been sent to palliative care was operated on instead.
DHB did not flag the potential allergy on the National Medical Warning System.
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Psychiatrist used disrespectful, inappropriate and derogatory language with ill people.
'Had greater care been taken to enquire fully her recovery may have been more favourable.'
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The woman presented with symptoms for more than two years before she was diagnosed.
HDC deputy commissioner Vanessa Caldwell said there was a clear breach of the code.
Former psychologist breached code of ethics by dating prisoner.
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The girl's sporting future remains unclear due to the damage caused.
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The patient waited for seven months for an ultrasound.
Rest home delayed calling an ambulance and suggested it was low priority.
'I'm lying on my back, one of my hands are numb and one of my legs I can't move.'
Taranaki DHB criticised for losing a late cancer patient's referral.
'I regard these errors as a serious departure from the expected standard of care.'
"We had prepped her room and everything," the woman said.
The woman said she was in more pain then before the treatment.
"I can't even begin to describe the catastrophic impact this has had on her life."
Coroner says no evidence rest home staff, care contributed to 'sad' death of Timaru man.
The HDC is reminding retirement villages of its responsibilities to all it residents.
The woman died within weeks of visiting the ED in excruciating pain.
Close to 100 rest home complaints have been fully or partially upheld since 2020.