Respecting Your Rights video

Your Rights! – Ōu Mōtika

In Aotearoa New Zealand, it’s important that everyone knows their rights when it comes to health and disability care.

This knowledge empowers individuals to speak up if they have any concerns.

We launched the Your Rights animated video on 15 September 2023, ahead of World Patient Safety Day – Elevate the voice of patients!

The video encourages everyone to be aware of their rights so they can ask questions, seek support, and ensure their voices are heard.

The video is available in both Te Reo Māori and English, and we urge you to share them widely to help ensure everyone is informed about their rights.

Your Rights!

Ōu Mōtika

Diagnostic overshadowing: a lived experience resource

Understanding Overshadowing: Getting the care you deserve from Storybox on Vimeo.

In collaboration with StoryBox, the University of Otago developed this animated video about diagnostic overshadowing, and what you can do about it as someone using health services or supporting someone to use them.

The video is based on the findings of the research, and in particular, the stories that participants with lived experience shared in the research survey conducted in April 2022. This survey received ethical approval from Southern Health and Disability Ethics Committee and was designed by research staff at the University of Otago.