A 77-year-old man died in 2019 after inexperienced and uncredentialled surgeons performed a pituitary tumour operation at a Health New Zealand Southern hospital, prompting findings of systemic and clinical failures.
Aged Care Commissioner Carolyn Cooper found that neurosurgeon Dr B, who required supervision, led the surgery despite lacking experience, while Dr C—unauthorised to practise at the hospital and out of surgical practice for years—assisted. The procedure caused severe bleeding, leading to the patient’s death.
Cooper ruled that Dr B, Dr C and HNZ Southern breached the patient’s right to safe and competent care, citing inadequate supervision protocols, poor decision-making, and a lack of informed consent. Since the case, HNZ Southern has tightened neurosurgical protocols and oversight requirements.
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It happens in all hospitals. Inexperienced junior doctors are left in charge of a ward, especially at night and without direct supervision.
They can phone though their supervisor when in doubt. But very few ” dare”. I was in the middle of the night with hart troubles. And junior did not know dosis or how to administrate product. Scary.
But junior doctor also have to get experience in operation. Preferably first on old folk or infants. If someting go wrong, the pay out ( if it occurs) is less
Six f***ing years ago!! FFS
You know why that is, don’t ya?
The whole system is perpetuated procrastinatingly so that the whole lot can parasitically suck until nothing is left.
Dei is shit. so you kill us? the next step is to destroy you all.
Big difference between protecting theses malpractice doctors names vs the ridiculous witch hunt perpetrated against Dr Sam Bailey for having an unsanctioned opinion.