June 17, 2022

When you use a health or disability service in New Zealand, you have the protection of a Code of Rights. The Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights provides 10 rights. Your tenth right (10) is… Right to complain (1) Every consumer has the right to complain about a provider in any form appropriate[...]

June 14, 2022

When you use a health or disability service in New Zealand, you have the protection of a Code of Rights. The Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights provides 10 rights. Your ninth right (9) is… Rights in respect of teaching or research The rights in this Code extend to those occasions when a[...]

June 13, 2022

When you use a health or disability service in New Zealand, you have the protection of a Code of Rights. The Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights provides 10 rights. Your eighth right is… Right to support Every consumer has the right to have one or more support persons of his or her[...]

June 1, 2022

There are lots of challenges in the world today, and we all deserve the right to feel safe at home, work, even on social media. That right to feel safe includes our staff, those who contact our services, and visitors. Recently we have seen more comments and messages that make others feel unsafe, so we[...]

May 26, 2022

When you use a health or disability service in New Zealand, you have the protection of a Code of Rights. The Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights provides 10 rights. Your seventh right (7) is… Right to make an informed choice and give informed consent (1) Services may be provided to a consumer[...]

May 24, 2022

When you use a health or disability service in New Zealand, you have the protection of a Code of Rights. The Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights provides 10 rights. Your sixth right (6) is… Right to be fully informed (1) Every consumer has the right to the information that a reasonable consumer,[...]