Man with prostate cancer in New Zealand suffered from spread due to medical center's negligence in detecting PSA levels, breaching Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights.

A man in New Zealand, diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2016, experienced the cancer spreading due to the medical centre's failure to act on detectable PSA levels. The Aged Care Commissioner found deficiencies in the standard of care and communication provided to the man and concluded that the medical centre breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights. Recommendations for improvement include the establishment of a double recall system for post-prostatectomy patients, and the use of a patient portal for communicating test results.

February 05, 2024
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