A series of doctors at Capital & Coast DHB provided poor care to a woman later found to have a brain tumour says health & disability commissioner Anthony Hill
A complementary health practitioner has been ordered to apologise after he advised a client to consider stopping taking antidepressants, despite not having any relevant qualification or expertise
A woman had to be tested for transmittable diseases after a GP inserted the needle of an empty syringe into her arm, says health and disability commissioner Anthony Hill
Health and Disability Commissioner Anthony Hill today released a report finding Waikato DHB and a doctor who worked there in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures relating to a baby’s ED presentations
A GP failed to provide reasonable care on several occasions to a woman subsequently found to have cancer of the rectum says health and disability commissioner Anthony Hill
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