A nurse has been ruled in breach of a prisoner’s rights after she provided mental health services to him, resigned, but later connected with him in numerous phone calls that became intimate
Foundation Standards and Cornertone accreditation are there to ensure correct procedures are followed, yet the same old problems crop up before the HDC, writes Jim Vause
A nurse has been ruled in breach of a prisoner’s rights after she provided mental health services to him, resigned, but later connected with him in numerous phone calls that became intimate
A man with a family history of prostate cancer received inadequate management from three doctors over two years for his abnormal screening test results, says deputy health and disability commissioner Vanessa Caldwell
Each of six different rural healthcare providers failed a young male patient, who did not find out he had syphilis until he phoned a medical centre and asked for his blood results four months after first reporting he was at risk
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Deborah James today released a report finding a District Health Board in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failing to have in place guidelines and policies to facilitate careful, thorough, and timely reporting of scans and X-rays before surgery
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Dr Vanessa Caldwell today released a report finding Hutt Valley District Health Board (HVDHB) in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for its inadequate processes to manage information about allergies and communication with a general practice
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