HDC finds nurse violated patients’ rights in strip search case
Two nurses conducted strip searches on patients in a mental health ward after one of the patients dropped a methamphetamine ...
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HDC finds anaesthetist violated patient rights by administering undesired drug
A woman undergoing hip surgery specifically requested not to receive sevoflurane due to a family history of complications with the ...
Prisoner’s Stomach Illness Leads to Burst Appendix HDC Finds Corrections Violated Patient Rights
A female prisoner experienced severe pain from a burst appendix but was initially told by a nurse to "ride out" ...
Pharmacy Error Affects Endometriosis Patient’s Treatment
A young woman in her mid-20s fell seriously ill after receiving an antidepressant instead of her prescribed pain relief for ...
Man bled to death after building site accident; St John breached care standards, HDC finds
A 43-year-old man died after severely cutting his arm at a building site when a plate glass window shattered. Despite ...
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