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Photo / Bijou Johnson]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/health-and-disability-commissioner-apologises-to-doctor-misidentified-following-report-into-hawkes-bay-failing/45OI25PUAVG6NJNPPTVPI7JQV4/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-29T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HQSHSCVD35BLBPADE3LBIHB66U.jpg?auth=1051a003d995ae28805e1ed1d7024913239cd47dd888e5140144f041609ab876&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[James Blackett (inset) is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon who works at Hawke's Bay Hospital. 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