Respite Care
Most DHBs keep no records on self harm in respite care
13 Dec 2017
Most district health boards are not keeping records of self-harm at respite centres for mental health patients.
Many respite centres not recording suicide attempts
13 Dec 2017
Many respite centres for mental health patients don't have clinical staff on hand at all times, and eleven of the country's 20 district health boards don't require the centres to record suicideā¦ Audio
Teen should never have been left alone in bath - watchdog
19 Sep 2016
A teenager with disabilities who drowned at a care facility in 2014 should never have been left alone, the public health watchdog has found.
Inquiry into teen's death inadequate - IPCA
21 Dec 2015
The mother of a teenager who drowned in a bath in respite care says the caregiver who was looking after him should have her name made public. Audio
Chatham Islands suffer poor quality housing and no respite care
16 Jan 2014
A report into the health and social needs of Chatham Islanders has found that they lack respite care and live in poor quality housing. Audio