Tag: Patient rights


  • HDC report: GP criticised for abortion discussions at front desk

    HDC report: GP criticised for abortion discussions at front desk

    Summary of the HDC decision A recent decision by the New Zealand Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner, Vanessa Caldwell, has highlighted a breach of the health consumers’ code after a general practitioner discussed abortion processes with a patient at the front desk of a clinic. The HDC found that the doctor did not provide services…