"We have no indication that it was the result of his recent transplant."
Staff only called an ambulance after a relative threatened to drive him to hospital herself.
Tramadol and codeine are the go-to treatments for chronic pain in NZ - but they don't work and come with significant risks.
The temporary measure has proved to be a success.
Te Whatu Ora is feeling the pressure as criticism rolls in around why patients are still waiting over a year for appointments.
A planned care task force made 101 recommendations to Te Whatu Ora last October to improve access to treatment and operations.
The assistant pleaded guilty to indecent assault and was sentenced to 18 months of intensive supervision.
The GP breached multiple aspects of the code.
The nurse and prisoner called each other nicknames such as "my darling", "my baby", and "beautiful".
