The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has found a midwife breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) on multiple occasions in her care of seven mothers and a baby
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Media release from the Health and Disability Commissioner
A report released today by Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Dr Vanessa Caldwell has found Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Te Tai Tokerau (Health NZ) breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers Rights (the Code) for delays in communicating a scan result
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Media release from the Health and Disability Commissioner
Two optometrists have breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) by failing to provide services with reasonable care and skill, and by not complying with legal, ethical and professional standards
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Media release from the Health and Disability Commissioner
GenPro has given a cautious thumbs up to the appointment of a commissioner to run Health New Zealand and agrees with Health Minister Dr Shane Reti’s assessment of poor financial performance and inflated back-office bureaucracy
Medical Council Chair Dr Rachelle Love responds to the final report from the Abuse in State Care Royal Commission Inquiry, which was released on 24 July 2024
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Media release from the Medical Council of New Zealand
With winter illnesses sweeping the motu and filling hospital wards, it’s not too late to get your vaccination – and pop on a mask in crowded places – that’s the message from Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora clinicians
Today’s release of Aotearoa New Zealand’s first Rare Disorders Strategy marks a significant moment for people living with a rare disorder, their whānau, patient support groups and patient advocates who have been calling for this for decades
Researchers from the University of Otago, Christchurch, have spearheaded the discovery of a protein function which has the potential to guide the development of novel cancer treatment options and improve the diagnosis of various cancers
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