Press Release – Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding a rest home in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers Rights (the Code) for failures in its care of an elderly woman. The woman stayed …
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding a rest home in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures in its care of an elderly woman.
The woman stayed for a short time at the rest home while awaiting a definitive care plan to manage fractures in her upper arm.
Press Release – Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner Health and Disability Commissioner Morag McDowell today released a report finding a doctor in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers Rights (the Code) for failures in the care of a woman with dementia. The woman and her partner …
Health and Disability Commissioner Morag McDowell today released a report finding a doctor in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures in the care of a woman with dementia.
The woman and her partner went to see the doctor to complete a medical certificate certifying the woman’s mental capacity to appoint her partner as her enduring power of attorney (EPOA). A person can only make an EPOA if they have sufficient mental capacity to understand what an EPOA is and what its effect will be.
The following day, the man deteriorated and continued to complain of pain in his leg. A fax was sent to the GP for pain medication, and a second fax requested the GP review the man’s condition. However, the GP did not receive the second fax and no one at the village followed up with the GP. As a result, the GP did not attend the retirement village that day. It was not until the day after, that the GP was contacted again. The GP then reviewed the man and discovered he had not been weight-bearing for two days and diagnosed him with a fractured femur.
Press Release – Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding an obstetrician/gynaecologist in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers Rights (the Code) for failures in her care of a woman undergoing a routine …
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding an obstetrician/gynaecologist in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures in her care of a woman undergoing a routine procedure.
The woman visited the doctor regarding treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding and contraceptive options. The doctor recommended thermal ablation (removal of a thin layer of tissue in the uterus) to control the heavy bleeding and an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD).
Press Release – Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding a retirement village in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers Rights (the Code) for failures in its care of a man with a broken leg. The man was …
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding a retirement village in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures in its care of a man with a broken leg.
The man was agitated and complained of pain in his upper thigh while at the Rowena Jackson Retirement Village. While a caregiver reported the man’s pain to the registered nurse, the nurse failed to commence a pain assessment tool or pain observation chart.