Mental Health Units
At-risk patient 'should have been on constant observation'
24 Jun 2019
A mental health patient who died while under the care of Waitemata DHB last month was only being observed every hour despite telling nurses he wanted to die and was actively seeking ways to harm… Video, Audio
Father says red flags raised at Waikato DHB before son's death
15 Jun 2018
The father of a young man who drowned after walking out of the mental health unit at Waikato Hospital unsupervised says his care was a train-wreck waiting to happen. Nicky Stevens, who was 21 and… Video, Audio