Monday, 22 February 2021, 2:06 pm
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
Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures in the care of a
three-year-old boy with pneumonia.
The boy became
unwell and was seen twice at a medical centre. On the second
presentation, the GP kept the boy for observation until the
clinic closed, and then transferred him to an urgent care
clinic. The urgent care clinic then referred him to the
public hospital.
The boy was transferred to the
children’s ward when he arrived at hospital. Records of
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Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding a podiatrist in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failing to comply with professional and ethical standards in the care of a woman requiring podiatric surgery.
The woman consulted the podiatrist for advice and treatment about a bunion deformity on her left foot. At the time of events, the podiatrist had restrictions on his practice that allowed him to perform podiatric surgery only under the supervision of a podiatric or orthopaedic surgeon, and required him to provide the Podiatrists Board of New Zealand with monthly reports of the surgery he performed.
Monday, 22 February 2021, 2:00 pm
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Kevin Allan
today released a report finding a registered nurse in breach
of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’
Rights (the Code) for failures in the care of a man at a
residential mental health facility.
The nurse was
rostered to work an overnight shift, from 11pm until 7am the
following morning. As part of his overnight duties, he was
to perform three site checks to ensure that residents were
on site during the night.
The nurse performed the
three site checks at 12.00am, 3.00am, and 6.00am. During the
3.00am check, the nurse performed the check by looking
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