Failing patients: Managers as accountable as doctors?

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Failing patients: Managers as accountable as doctors?

Gaeline Phipps

Gaeline Phipps

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Following a diagnosis of cancer, the distress of waiting to be seen is immense [Image: Levi Meir Clancy on Unsplash]

Wellington barrister Gaeline Phipps discusses whether the Health and Disability Commissioner treats managers and GPs equally when patients are failed

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References

1. HDC. Commissioner-Initiated Investigation into delays in provision of non-surgical cancer services (Case 22HDC01310). 22 February 2024.

2. HDC. Annual Report 2023.

3. HDC. GP fails in management of man’s melanoma (Case 19HDC02131). 6 September 2021.

4. New Zealand Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal. 1298/Med22/554D. 17 March 2023.