Latest from Health and Disability Commissioner

'Inappropriate relationship': Counsellor gets intimate with sexually abused prisoner

They exchanged 56 intimate phone conversations. She also sent him gifts and money.

Woman dies from sepsis following poor care by rest home

Rest home's incompetence meant the woman suffered in her final days.

Couple's pregnancy shattered by clinic's failures

Exciting moment turned into a stressful and concerning time for couple.

'Extremely unfortunate': Woman's uterus removed after botched 'routine procedure'

A woman has suffered an extremely unfortunate outcome as a result botched procedure.

'He thinks we're evil': Parents obtain court order to stop disabled son pursuing US romance

The parents have filed a Health and Disability Commissioner's complaint.

DHB and rest home failed elderly stroke victim: HDC investigation

The wife had been unaware her husband had suffered a stroke was until she visited him.

Man overdoses at pharmacy - then allowed to drive

The man took pills that were seven times more than his usual dose.

Nurse who stole from patients faces fresh investigation

'We were totally shocked' - nurse's boss.

Ambiguous discharge notes linked to woman's stroke

Woman stopped taking medication to reduce her risk of stroke after hospital stay.

Baby will be paralysed after multiple failures by DHB

HDC found no action was taken after a critical complication was revealed during a scan.

Mum distraught after blind teen son left at bus stop alone by support worker

"My son was left in a potentially life threatening situation," boy's mum pleads.

'Seriously inadequate': DHB slammed after woman died waiting for urgent care

Three years after the tragic death, the decision of a HDC investigation has been made.

Woman put in ICU after failures by dentist during wisdom teeth op

She developed a painful mouth and "was finding it difficult to eat or open her mouth".

Mum dies after GP's 'dangerous' medication prescription

A mum with a history of depression died after her GP over-prescribed her medication.

'Still traumatised by the surgery': Swab left inside Auckland patient for a month

The mistake cost the woman unnecessary harm and significantly impacted her recovery.

Elderly woman's cancer signs ignored for 3 years. Now she's minus a bladder

It's likely her cancer could have been picked up three years earlier, oncologist said.

Woman burnt on her belly during gynaecological surgery

Patient fears it will take her longer to recover from burn wounds than actual operation.

Critic concerned over mental health review

Waikato mental health and addiction service system-wide review to kick off next week.