Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Kevin Allan today released a report finding a private prison operator, Serco New Zealand Limited (Serco) in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failing to provide a prisoner with his regular medications
The Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner today released a report finding a district health board (DHB) in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for mistakenly leaving a surgical swab in a woman’s abdomen during surgery at a public hospital
The Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner today released a report finding an orthopaedic surgeon in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failing to establish informed consent for a surgical procedure
It was 1985 and a young Jo Scott-Jones sat with his fellow medical students outside a surgical clinic, watching a doctor examine patients’ breasts for signs of cancer
It was 1985 and a young Jo Scott-Jones sat with his fellow medical students outside a surgical clinic, watching a doctor examine patients’ breasts for signs of cancer
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