Doctor told by HDC to apologise to woman’s family after missed bowel cancer diagnosis
In May 2023, at a follow-up appointment for a neck melanoma that had been excised in February 2021,…
HDC finds Whanganui health provider breached woman’s care standards while giving birth
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall included in her recommendations that Health NZ Whanganui develop and implement…
Man bled to death after building site accident; St John breached care standards, HDC finds
When an ambulance did arrive, more than half an hour after the first call, the crew discovered the…
HDC finds pharmacist failed to consult GP three times before man’s fatal brain bleed
Surgery wasn’t an option, and he subsequently died. The man had been taking prescribed blood thinners, and a…
HDC: Censure for doctor, Gisborne hospital after toddler dies
That doctor, identified only as Dr B, and Health NZ Tairāwhiti, which runs hospitals and health services in…
HDC: Missed opportunities in diagnosis linked to middle-aged man’s death from rectal cancer
In January 2021, the man, who is only referred to as “Mr A” in a decision released today,…