Health and Disability Commissioner Morag McDowell 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 failures in the care of an elderly woman
Monday, 15 March 2021, 2:03 pm
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today
released a report finding a rest home provider and two
registered nurses in breach of the Code of Health and
Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for
failures in the care of an elderly resident.
The man,
aged in his eighties at the time of events, had multiple
existing health conditions and was prescribed morphine for
worsening pain. One morning, a registered nurse and two
caregivers were on duty. None of these staff members had met
the medication competency requirements set out in the rest
home’s Medication Management policy. Medication competency
Source:Â Health and Disability Commissioner
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding a district health board (DHB) in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumersâ Rights (the Code) for failures in the care of a woman and her baby.
The woman, aged in her twenties at the time, had a difficult pregnancy. She lost weight and required multiple hospital admissions for severe morning sickness (hyperemesis), and her babyâs growth was restricted. However, her midwife did not record the womanâs weight or fundal height (a measurement taken to assess fetal growth) at every antenatal assessment. In the early months of the womanâs pregnancy the midwife continued to review the woman when the Obstetrics team at the DHB were involved. However, the midwife did not document when she formally handed over care to the Obstetrics team, and there was no documented plan later in the pregnancy when transfer was necessary.
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Monday, 8 March 2021, 2:03 pm
Health and Disability Commissioner Morag McDowell today
released a report finding a general practitioner (GP) in
breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services
Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures in the care of a
woman who presented with a respiratory complaint.
The
woman, aged in her sixties at the time of events, had a
history of asthma. She saw her GP after becoming unwell with
symptoms of a tight chest, sore throat, and upset
stomach.
The GP prescribed the woman with prednisone,
a steroid medication, at a dosage of 80mg a day for a week,