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Serving the Tasmanian Community - Free Independent Complaint Resolution Serving the Tasmanian Community - Free Independent Complaint Resolution
Investigations Undertaken by the Health Complaints Commissioner

Executive Summary - June 2008 - Review of former clients of the Mobile Support Team following the change to Mental Health Services model of care PDF 82kb

November 2007 - Medical Practitioner - Failure to examine body of deceased person prior to completion of medical certificate certifying the cause of death PDF 364kb

October 2007 - RHH - DHHS - Informed Consent PDF 65kb

October 2007 - Private Hospital - standard of care  PDF  15kb

September 2007 - Public Hospital - The prescribing of flucloxacillin  PDF 14 kb

September 2007 - Public Hospital - Diagnosis of Pancreatic Necrosis  PDF 14 kb

August 2007 - General Practitioner - alleged failure to diagnose PDF 13 kb

July 2007 - Chiropractor - Refund for Consultation PDF 13 kb

July 2007 - Public Hospital - Level of service following motor vehicle accident PDF 14 kb

July 2007 - A medical practitioner - Adverse outcome from a cosmetic procedure PDF 7 kb

July 2007 - Dentist - Level of Service - Possible faulty filling PDF 13 kb

June 2007 - OPST - Prosthetic Limb Replacement - Standard of Service PDF 15 kb

June 2007 - Delay in conveying a terminally ill patient to palliative care  PDF 15 kb

May 2007 - Maxillofacial Unit RHH - Faulty Equipment PDF 13 kb

May 2007 - Tooth extraction - Informed consent - Need to warn of possible side effects  PDF 15 kb

May 2007 - Ambulance Service - Public Hospital - Patient transfer and the standard of care in the management of labour - infant still-born PDF 73 kb

April 2007 - Public hospital - obstetric care PDF 19 kb

March 2007 - Public hospital - failure to admit and diagnose a seriously ill patient PDF 18 kb

March 2007 - Disability Services - allegations of assault of client by residential support worker PDF 17 kb

February 2007 - Public Hospital - Hysterectomy PDF 14 kb

February 2007 - Investigation of a complaint against Mental Health Services proposed changes to a model of care PDF 32 kb

February 2007 - Public hospital - failure to diagnose PDF 14 kb

February 2007 - Ambulance service - whether refusal of service reasonable  PDF  13kb

February 2007 - Professional conduct of a psychologist  PDF 13 kb

February 2007 - Medical practitioner - failed tubal ligation  PDF 13 kb

January 2007 - Investigation into a complaint against BreastScreen Tasmania PDF 16 kb

December 2006 - Palliative Care Unit - investigation into the death of a patient PDF 47 kb

December 2006 - Public Hospital - standard of care and health service users privacy and dignity PDF 30 kb

December 2006 - Public Hospital - reclassification of non-acute patient and whether advised of charges PDF 28 kb

December 2006 - Audiologist - hearing aid - standard of care PDF 14 kb

November 2006 - Public Hospital - Capacity - Application to Guardianship and Administration Board PDF 17 kb

November 2006 - Public Hospital - adverse outcome of surgery (bunionectomy) and consent PDF 26 kb

November 2006 - Investigation of a complaint about billing, administration procedures and delayed treatment PDF 26 kb

September 2006 - Public Hospital - spinal surgery - standard of care PDF 14 kb

May 2005 - Billing St Lukes Private Hospital  PDF