Gareth Lowndes calls for HDC overhaul after delayed report into mother’s death at Middlemore Hospital

Newstalk ZB 5 h New Zealand

A woman who arrived at hospital for a routine outpatient procedure became ill soon after and died. Her son, Gareth Lowndes, who waited four-and-a-half years for a report on what happened said it resolved little. Lowndes is calling for an overhaul of the health watchdog that investigated, believing the office of the Health & Disability Commissioner was no longer fit for purpose. Tracy Neal repo

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