Health New Zealand breaches Code for multiple system failures in management of woman's echocardiogram - 20HDC01130 nzdoctor.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nzdoctor.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The woman at the centre of the report, was initially referred by her GP to Thames Hospital for an echocardiogram. She experienced significant delays in getting the echocardiogram done and learning the results which indicated severe heart valve disease
The breach concerns the care provided to a woman in her twenties who underwent a procedure at Greenlane Hospital to remove abnormal cells from her cervix following results from a smear test.
Failure to administer local anaesthetic breaches the Code - 20HDC01208 nzdoctor.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nzdoctor.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.