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The value of HDC investigation
12 Jun 2024
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Reducing prescribing errors
01 Nov 2023
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Rights versus responsibilities
01 Jun 2023
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How does the HDC Code apply in the context of delays?
02 May 2023
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Culturally appropriate services
01 Mar 2023
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Aotearoa New Zealand's first Aged Care Commissioner
29 Jun 2022
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Much is changing but much stays the same
25 Mar 2020
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Do the basics right
16 Sep 2019
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The measles outbreak and your right to information
11 Sep 2019
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Dr Sharif Fattah
30 Aug 2019
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Correspondence with David Seymour on the End of Life Choice Bill
31 Jul 2019
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Under pressure: Expanding options for mental healthcare services
17 Jul 2019
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Clear patient protocols must be followed to avoid gaps in care
22 May 2019
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The impact of communication failures
27 Mar 2019
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Time for action on medicine mistakes
13 Feb 2019
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International Medical Graduates
12 Dec 2018
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Enduring Power of Attorney
26 Sep 2018
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Without informed consent, tread warily to protect the person's legal rights
18 Jul 2018
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Unexpected event during surgery, and informed consent
23 May 2018
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Broadening access and ongoing support for people with mental health and addiction need
28 Mar 2018
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Communication and test results
31 Jan 2018
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Whether harmed or not, patients have a right to know when errors are made
25 Oct 2017
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Systems to support continuity of care
12 Sep 2017
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Inadequate pain management in residential aged care facilities
25 Jul 2017
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Complementary and Alternative Treatment
13 Jun 2017
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Patient informed consent for treatment by trainees
07 Jun 2017
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Diagnostic errors
10 May 2017
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Non-consensual research - what are your views?
12 Apr 2017
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Providing care for the whole person
03 Feb 2017
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Complaints to HDC about Residential Aged Care Facilities: Analysis and Report 2010-2014
01 Sep 2016
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The problem with communication
01 Aug 2016
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Follow-up of test results
01 Jun 2016
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To err is human
11 May 2016
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Clear rules for prescribers must be adhered to when medicines sit at the margin
01 Sep 2015
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Delayed Diagnosis of Cancer in Primary Care: What do our Complaints tell us?
01 Apr 2015
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Complaints to the Health and Disability Commissioner about reports for third parties
01 Nov 2014
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Primary care rising to the challenge of mental illness
27 Aug 2014
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Professional discipline supports pro-therapeutic cultures
01 Jun 2014
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Patient test results
01 May 2014
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Aged care - Right intervention, right time
12 Mar 2014
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Of Culture, Leadership, and Quality
13 Sep 2013
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Referrals trip up GPs and DHBs
10 Oct 2012
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Consumer-centred Care: Seamless Service Needed
24 Aug 2011
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Circumcision – Adequate guidance for GPs?
20 Apr 2011
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Systems, Patients, and Recurring Themes
09 Mar 2011
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Recurring themes
28 Feb 2011
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Of Visions, Systems, and Recurring Themes
01 Feb 2011
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Picking the next Commissioner
16 Dec 2009
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As good as it gets in general practice?
12 Aug 2009
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Advising the Commissioner
01 Jul 2009
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Patient disenrolment - proceed with care
03 Jun 2009
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Repeat scripts for patients
22 Apr 2009
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Canaries in the coalmine
25 Feb 2009
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Caring for patients reporting assault
03 Dec 2008
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Managing patient test results
05 Nov 2008
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A bad day at the office
10 Sep 2008
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Raising the bar never feels fair
30 Jul 2008
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What about the doctor's privacy?
18 Jun 2008
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Prescribing Concerns
01 Jun 2008
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Without prejudice ...
21 May 2008
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Questions of Ethics
01 Apr 2008
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Doctors who access child pornography
26 Mar 2008
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Communicating with patients
01 Mar 2008
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Mr Green Goes to Hospital
01 Mar 2008
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Hospital test results ok?
13 Feb 2008
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Midwifery Practice - Learning from Complaints
01 Feb 2008
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To whom it may concern
11 Oct 2007
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An elderly patient with pneumonia
12 Sep 2007
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From Newshound to Watchdog - reflections on two years at HDC
15 Aug 2007
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A dose of the wrong medicine
20 Jun 2007
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Media spotlight on healthcare
09 May 2007
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The story of a complaint
28 Mar 2007
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GPs disciplined for lack of care
29 Nov 2006
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Taking a good history
01 Oct 2006
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The bogeyman of defensive medicine
06 Sep 2006
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Peddling products to patients
26 Jul 2006
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A puzzling and persistent patient
14 Jun 2006
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Mediation - an HDC perspective
31 May 2006
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Public watchdog
04 May 2006
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Boundary Issues
22 Mar 2006
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Getting it right with triage - no easy matter
26 Jan 2006