Monday, 12 July 2021, 2:14 pm
Health and Disability Commissioner Morag McDowell today
released a report finding a surgeon in breach of the Code of
Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the
Code) for failures in her care of a woman who was later
diagnosed with breast cancer.
The woman, in her
forties at the time of these events, had been diagnosed and
treated for breast cancer in 2013.
In 2018, she was
found to have a breast lump. The breast and general surgeon
performed a biopsy on the lump but failed to order a
mammogram or an ultrasound. The surgeon formed the opinion
that the breast lump was benign and discharged the
Press Release – Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner Health and Disability Commissioner Morag McDowell today released a report finding a surgeon in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers Rights (the Code) for failures in her care of a woman who was later diagnosed with breast …
Health and Disability Commissioner Morag McDowell today released a report finding a surgeon in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures in her care of a woman who was later diagnosed with breast cancer.
The woman, in her forties at the time of these events, had been diagnosed and treated for breast cancer in 2013.