The actions of Canterbury DHB and a Christchurch GP contributed to a nine-year delay in a woman’s multiple sclerosis diagnosis, says deputy health and disability commissioner Vanessa Caldwell
A pharmacy technician mistakenly used an unlabelled bottle that contained methadone to prepare a newborn baby’s omeprazole prescription, deputy health and disability commissioner Vanessa Caldwell has found
The importance of aged residential care facilities providing support that consistently meet the needs of the elderly residents they are entrusted to protect was highlighted in a decision by Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall
The Health Quality & Safety Commission has established the consumer health forum Aotearoa to facilitate conversations between health consumers, whānau, consumer-led organisations and the health sector
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Deborah James has found Te Whatu Ora - Te Pae Hauora o Ruahine o Tararua MidCentral (formerly MidCentral DHB) breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers Rights
The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has found a beauty clinic failed to provide a customer with enough information for her to give informed consent to a laser hair removal treatment she received
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management