Cancer patient left unmonitored for hours before collapsing in hospital bed
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Health New Zealand breached consumer rights at a regional hospital. Staff failed to monitor a 78-year-old man's fluid balance. They also did not follow mandatory escalation protocols. These failures occurred as the patient's vital signs entered a danger zone. The man was left unmonitored for hours before he collapsed in his 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.