Cancer patient left unmonitored for hours before collapsing in hospital bed
Health New Zealand breached consumer rights after staff at a regional hospital failed to monitor a 78-year-old man's fluid balance or follow mandatory escalation protocols when his vital signs collapsed into the danger zone.
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Cancer patient left unmonitored for hours before collapsing in hospital bed
Health New Zealand breached consumer rights after staff at a regional hospital failed to monitor a 78-year-old man's fluid balance or follow mandatory escalation protocols when his vital signs collapsed into the danger zone.
