She was diagnosed in August 2018, and was taking a medication called lamivudine which works by decreasing the amount of hepatitis B in the blood. Three and a half months later, she was in the hospital’s emergency department with vomiting and jaundice, and was told her hepatitis B had returned. She also found the health board breached right 4(5) which states consumers have the right to co-operation among providers. The report highlights the need for clear roles and responsibilities to make sure all those involved in a patient’s care have a clear clinical picture, McDowell said. Monique Ford/Stuff Capital & Coast district health board chief medical officer John Tait says the hospital failed the woman and her family (File photo).

Source: Stuff August 09, 2021 02:00 UTC