ONE NETWORK NEWS; TONIGHT - ENDOSCOPY

Year: 1999
Reference: TZP215514
Media type: Moving image

Item unavailable online

This content is for private viewing only. The material may not always be available for supply.
Click for more information on rights and requesting.

Ask about this item

Ask to use material, get more information or tell us about an item

Rights Information

Year: 1999
Reference: TZP215514
Media type: Moving image

Item unavailable online

This content is for private viewing only. The material may not always be available for supply.
Click for more information on rights and requesting.

One of the hundreds of patients who have been exposed to Hepatitis B and C and HIV, had a free blood test at Christchurch Hospital today, surgeons at the hospital are angry that they weren't told sooner of the disinfecting problem with the endoscope and there are two separate inquiries into the upset, Health and Disability Commissioner Robyn Stent will look at whether patient rights have been breached while the Ministry of Health will examine processes at the hospital.