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23 Aug 2018, Partners in Care
Heather Gunter tells the story of her son Matthew, who was 16-years-old when he developed appendicitis. He had complications following surgery and died two days later, due to causes which could have been prevented.
11 Sep 2019, Partners in Care
Alwena was diagnosed with stage 4 peritoneal cancer. In this video, her husband Jim (a health care professional) shares his story about Alwena's diagnosis and their whānau's experience with the health system.
12 Feb 2019, Patient Deterioration
Courtenay Mihinui shares the story of her journey through the health system with her daughter Demar.
9 Jan 2018, Medication Safety
Wally had a severe reaction to a medication he was prescribed and administered despite documented warnings in place. He shares his story with Northland DHB to highlight the system errors and help prevent others from going through a similar experience.
2 Feb 2017, ACP information for consumers
Arthur Te Anini is on a mission. The 67-year-old South Aucklander wants to convince his fellow Māori to start talking about future health care and end of life care.
1 Mar 2016, ACP information for consumers
Tammy Wells – ‘the Briscoes’ lady’ – talks about having conversations that count and how they are a gift for your family.
15 Dec 2014, Partners in Care
Lana Bartless describes her family's experiences communicating with health care staff during her father's stay in hospital.
22 Jun 2017, Patient Deterioration
His story raises issues of communication with health professionals, coordination of care, and how it feels when things don’t seem to be going well.
15 Dec 2014, Partners in Care
Turoa Haronga shares his personal experiences of health care including a diagnosis of prostate cancer, working in mental health services with pakeha and visiting Starship Hospital with his sick grandson.
4 Sep 2012, Adverse Events
Helen McKernan talks about her mother’s death, following a hospital medication error.
12 May 2017, Reducing Harm from Falls
Betty is a 93 year old lady with a history of falls. Her daughter Barbara talks about what happened when avoidable environmental factors interacted with her mother’s risk factor of impaired mobility to cause a fall.
25 Oct 2013, Partners in Care
Bob Buckham reflects on his first-hand experience with the health system, after he spent time in hospital with his four-month-old daughter.
19 Feb 2018, Partners in Care
The experience of women who undergo an unplanned hysterectomy (removal of the womb) at the same time as birthing is a story that is not often told.
7 Feb 2017, ACP information for consumers
Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel has spoken about the importance of having conversations with loved ones about what’s important to you at the end of life.
1 Mar 2016, ACP information for consumers
Arn and Joseph talk about advance care planning: Living for today, planning for tomorrow.
26 May 2021, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
In this video Kolini Baker tells the story of her journey with mental ill health and her transition from acute care to community care.
29 Aug 2014, Health Quality & Safety Commission
In this video, intensive care specialist David Galler talks about how he and his family worked with health care professionals to honour the wishes of his mother, Zofia Galler, at the end of her life.
2 May 2018, Reducing Harm from Falls
In this video, Roseann talks about the fall she had in her sewing room in October 2016, her subsequent diagnosis with a fractured hip, and her treatment and recovery.
1 Dec 2020, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
Jenny Fenwick shares her experience of seclusion in Aotearoa New Zealand as part of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's Pono consumer stories project.
7 Feb 2017, ACP information for consumers
Dr Heather Roberston, Advance care planning clinical lead for Hauora Tairāwhiti, the district health board of Tairāwhiti, talks about how her serious car accident brought home the importance of sharing your ACP with loved ones.