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Nurses say they warned of Perth Children’s Hospital staffing crisis before seven-year-old’s death
Nurses at Perth Children’s Hospital warned management in December understaffing was compromising patient safety and it would take a “catastrophic incident” before anything changed, their union says.
Key points:
- Nurses say they feared being blamed for problems caused by under-staffing
- They say the government needs to admit the hospital system is in crisis
- WA’s Health Minister says Aishwarya was “overlooked” before her death
The role of nurses and other staff at the hospital is under intense scrutiny after the parents of a seven-year-old girl pleaded desperately with emergency department reception staff for her to be urgently treated before she died on the weekend.
Aishwarya Aswath’s parents said they rushed her to the hospital at about 5pm…
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