New ZealandAffair may cost midwife's career"I could not believe that two people who were supposed to care for me could possibly be so horrible," the patient said in her complaint about the midwife.02 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandMidwife 'shamed' by affairA self-employed midwife who had an affair with her patient’s partner has been found to have seriously breached the ethical code of midwifery.02 Feb 03:13 AM
New ZealandNo consent for contraceptive deviceA woman having trouble getting pregnant discovered a surgeon had inserted a contraceptive device in her without her consent.08 Dec 03:29 AM
New ZealandNurse used same needle on two patientsA nurse who used the same needle on two patients and failed to tell the second patient of the error for days has been referred to the Nursing Council.29 Jul 02:49 AM
New ZealandChemo drugs mistakenly put into lungsTauranga's coroner says "significant and serious failures" in the health care provided at Tauranga Hospital to two patients contributed to their premature deaths.03 Jul 11:43 PM
New ZealandMum angry daughter put on spotAs Jo Griffiths lay in a coma in Wellington Hospital's intensive care unit, her teenage daughter was asked to make a call.14 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandDentist covered up instrument mishapA dentist who left a patient with a piece of snapped equipment in his root canal has been criticised by the deputy health and disability commissioner.24 Mar 03:19 AM
New ZealandProvisional diagnosis left family in dreadTwo teens feared they could die at any moment after a pathologist initially got the cause of their father's sudden death wrong - a mistake that went uncorrected for almost five months.08 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandBroken hip left untreated for daysRest home staff who left an elderly woman's broken hip untreated for several days have been ordered to apologise and will be reviewed by the Nursing Council.03 Feb 05:48 AM
New ZealandContraceptive a factor in woman's deathThree general practitioners have been ordered to apologise after an overweight smoker died following repeatedly being prescribed an oral contraceptive pill.09 Dec 02:50 AM
New ZealandDad 'starved in rest home'A former rest home manager is calling for better care for the elderly after her father was "starved of food and fluid" in a Whakatane centre.28 Nov 08:30 PM
New ZealandPsychiatrist stripped of registrationA psychiatrist who had a sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient and paid her to keep mum has been stripped of his registration and ordered to pay more than $70k.23 Nov 01:07 AM
New ZealandDoctor exploited vulnerable patientA doctor who had a sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient, and paid her tens of thousands of dollars to keep quiet about it, has been found guilty of professional misconduct.02 Nov 01:59 AM
New Zealand'Multiple failings' in man's careAn intellectually impaired man was mistreated by caregivers at a respite facility, highlighting "multiple failings" in his care.07 Oct 04:07 AM
New ZealandKetamine treatment not 'experimental'A psychiatrist who treated patients with the drug ketamine for depression was not carrying out research or experimental treatment, it's been found.29 Jul 06:50 PM
New ZealandGP 'crossed boundaries' - CommissionerA GP who visited a patient at work, pulling his trousers down and asking her to perform a sex act on him, crossed boundaries, the Health and Disability Commissioner says.29 Jul 06:22 AM
New ZealandWoman left with large growths on face after unapproved drug injectionsA doctor who left a patient with large growths on her face after being injected with an unapproved drug has been fined $8000 and told his work will be scrutinised.19 Jul 07:17 AM
New ZealandSurgery patient not told about superbugA plastic surgeon failed to tell a patient she had contracted the superbug MRSA following breast reduction surgery, the Health and Disability Commission has found.15 Jul 05:17 AM
New ZealandChiropractor ordered to apologiseA chiropractor accused of pinching a woman's nipples while treating her for lower back and leg pain has been told to formally apologise.02 Jul 05:50 AM
New ZealandHorrific burns suffered in surgeryA hospital has apologised to a West Coast woman who suffered horrific burns when near-boiling water burst inside her during a procedure.19 Apr 07:01 AM
New ZealandCouple fight for son's body partsThe parents of Zachary Gravatt, who died of meningococcal disease, have revealed a fresh agony they faced in putting their 22-year-old medical-student son to rest.10 Apr 05:30 PM
