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Man loses an eye waiting for Waitemata DHB appointment

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Keira Louise
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kstephenson@nzdoctor.co.nz

Monday 28 May 2018, 05:19 PM
ED, registrar, hospital
Waitemata DHB has breached the patient code of rights in three cases where GP referrals got lost in the system
The health and disability commissioner has taken the unusual step of lumping three separate cases into one report where a DHB’s tardiness left patient
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Three HDC reports: Referrals Systems at Waitemata DHB
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