Gareth Lowndes calls for overhaul of health watchdog after delayed report into mother’s death at Middlemore Hospital
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- A woman became ill and died after arriving at Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital for a routine outpatient procedure.
- Her son, Gareth Lowndes, waited four-and-a-half years for a report from the Health and Disability Commissioner and said it resolved little.
- Lowndes is calling for an overhaul of the health watchdog, which he believes is no longer fit for purpose.
A routine outpatient visit to Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital ended with a woman’s death, followed by a four-and-a-half-year wait for an official report into what happened.
Her son, Gareth Lowndes, said the report resolved little. He is now calling for an overhaul of the office of the Health and Disability Commissioner, the health watchdog that investigated the case.
Lowndes believes the office is no longer fit for purpose. His call for change follows the long delay in receiving the report into his mother’s death.
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