Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Dr Vanessa Caldwell today released a report finding a registered nurse in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) by failing to maintain professional boundaries with her client
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
General practices are having trouble recruiting administration staff as patients continue to protest COVID-19 measures, says primary care leader Michelle Te Kira
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Deborah James today released details of a case highlighting the importance of adequate and appropriate eye testing and record keeping
Continued abuse is making it hard for general practices to recruit reception and administration staff as patients continue to protest COVID-19 risk-management strategies, says primary care leader Michelle Te Kira
The man sought treatment by the chiropractor for hip pain. There is some disagreement as to what occurred at the initial appointment, due to insufficient note taking by the chiropractor
A man in his nineties was a resident in the retirement village’s special care dementia unit. The report concerns the nurse’s response to the man’s challenging behaviours during an incident in May 2020, where the man was found by a healthcare assistant (HCA) to be having an altercation with another resident
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