HDC: ‘Tunnel vision’ trainee urgent care doctor apologises to woman with broken hip

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HDC: ‘Tunnel vision’ trainee urgent care doctor apologises to woman with broken hip

26 February 2020

Simon

Maude

smaude@nzdoctor.co.nz

Wednesday 26 February 2020, 03:00 AM

$fractured hip$

The doctor failed to complete a hip examination, including the ordering of x-rays

A woman spent three days in excruciating pain because a trainee urgent care doctor failed to order an x-ray, health and disability commissioner Anthon

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