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Radius Elloughton Gardens staff breached the Code of Health and Disability Service Consumers’ Rights, a report released on Monday says. (File photo)
A “vulnerable’’ Timaru patient suffered serious injuries while in rest home care, and it is likely at least one staff member was with the woman when her injuries occurred, a report by the Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner says. Radius Elloughton Gardens has been found to have breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights while caring for the woman, who was aged in her 70s with an intellectual disability and limited communication skills, by not providing appropriate care and services to the woman, as she suffered serious injuries in its care.
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) after a woman suffered serious injuries in their care in 2018. …
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) after a woman suffered serious injuries in their care in 2018.
The woman, who had an intellectual disability and limited communication skills, was a resident at Radius Elloughton Gardens in Timaru which is operated by Radius Residential Care Limited (Radius).
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Media release from the office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
Monday 17 May 2021, 03:49 PM
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Health and Disability Commissioner Morag McDowell today released a report finding a District Health Board and a speech language therapist in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures in their care of a man with throat cancer.
The man, in his mid-sixties, was referred to the Counties Manukau District Health Board’s (CMDHB) Otorhinolaryngology (ORL) service as his voice had become hoarse. Instead of being booked for an appointment with both an ORL clinician and speech language therapist, the man was mistakenly booked with a speech language therapist only.
Press Release – Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner Health and Disability Commissioner Morag McDowell today released a report finding a radiologist in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers Rights (the Code) for their failure to identify information in a scan. The man, aged …
Health and Disability Commissioner Morag McDowell today released a report finding a radiologist in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for their failure to identify information in a scan.
The man, aged in his eighties, had a CT scan at a public hospital to investigate abdominal pain and diarrhoea he was experiencing.